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fabula.

story, tale, fable; play, drama; [fabulae! => rubbish!, nonsense!];

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfaː.bʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.bu.la]

  1. discourse, narrative

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  2. a fable, tale, story

    declension-1

  3. a play

    declension-1

  4. concern, matter

    declension-1

  5. romance

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula From for, fā- (“to speak, say”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

noun[ˈfaː.bʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.bu.la]

  1. Little bean.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *fabā Latin faba Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin fabula From faba (“bean”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”).

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