particella

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. Doublet of particola and parcella. By surface analysis, parte +‎ -icella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /par.tiˈt͡ʃɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧cèl‧la

• Audio:

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Noun

particella f (plural particelle)

1. (grammar, physics) particle

Related terms

• parte
• particella di raggio cosmico

See also

parts of speech: parti del discorsoedit

• aggettivo
• articolo
• avverbio
• congiunzione
• interiezione ~ interjezione
• nome, sostantivo
• numero
• particella
• preposizione
• pronome
• verbo

Further reading

• particella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From particula +‎ -la (diminutive ending). Attested in the Albertini Tablets.^[1]

Noun

particella f (genitive particellae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. small portion

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Romanian: părticea
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: particella
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: parcelle (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: parcèla
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Mozarabic: [Term?]
    • → Catalan: barcella
  • Old Spanish: parteziella
    • Spanish: partecilla

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*particella”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 675

1. https://papyri.info/ddbdp/t.alb;;4