spathula

== Latin == === Etymology === From spatha (“broad, flat tool”) + -ula (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈspa.tʰʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈspaː.tu.la] === Noun === spathula f (genitive spathulae); first declension alternative form of spatula ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun.