Latin
Alternative forms
- astula (with reinsertion of /ŭ/)
Etymology
From Classical assula, with syncope and epenthesis of /t/. Attested in an inscription (CIL 6, 4444).
Noun
astla f (genitive astlae); first declension (Late Latin)
- alternative form of assula (“splinter”)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ⇒ Late Latin: ascla (see there for further descendants)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “assŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 571