terricula

== Latin == === Etymology === From terreō (“frighten, terrify”) +‎ -cula (instrument noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛrˈrɪ.kʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [terˈriː.ku.la] === Noun === terricula n pl (genitive terriculōrum); second declension or terricula f (genitive terriculae); first declension a mean to excite terror, scarecrow, bugbear ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only. First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== terriculāmentum n === References === “terricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “terricula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. terricula in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung