dolba

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish.

Noun

dolba f (genitive dolbae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) caterpillar

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dolba	dolbae
Genitive	dolbae	dolbārum
Dative	dolbae	dolbīs
Accusative	dolbam	dolbās
Ablative	dolbā	dolbīs
Vocative	dolba	dolbae

Synonyms

• campē
• ērūca

References

• dolba in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Penobscot

Alternative forms

• dolbe

Etymology

Cognate to Abenaki tolba and Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”).

Noun

dolba

1. turtle