Latin

Noun

catella f ‎(genitive catellae); first declension

1. a little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp

Declension

First declension.

Etymology 2

A contraction of catēnula, a diminutive formed catēna +‎ -ula.

Alternative forms

• catellus, catēnula

Noun

catella f ‎(genitive catellae); first declension

1. a light or ornamental chain

Declension

First declension.

Descendants

References

• catella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• catella in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “catella”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• catella in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• catella in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin