nubecula

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”). === Noun === nubecula (plural nubeculae) (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds. (medicine) A slight spot on the cornea. (medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. === References === “nubecula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Alternative forms === nūbicula === Etymology === From nūbēs (“cloud”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nuːˈbeː.kʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nuˈbɛː.ku.la] === Noun === nūbēcula f (genitive nūbēculae); first declension diminutive of nūbēs cloudlet dark spot troubled expression ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nubecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nubecula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.