The corpus record — Latin

patella1

patella1 · f

a small pan

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Where it lives

De Re Coquinaria 24 · 15.3/10k
Saturae 2 · 4.42/10k
Saturae 3 · 1.21/10k
Epistulae 1 · 1.01/10k
Epistulae. Selections. 4 · 0.91/10k
Epistulae, Books VIII-IX 1 · 0.79/10k
Fasti 2 · 0.64/10k
In C. Verrem 6 · 0.6/10k
Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 26 1 · 0.59/10k
Epigrammata 3 · 0.53/10k
Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 2 · 0.25/10k
De Medicina 2 · 0.2/10k

Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. pătella — Lewis & Short

pătella, ae, f.dim.patina,

I a small pan or dish, a plate; a vessel used in cooking, and also to serve up food in.

I Lit., Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 681 P.: patella esurienti posita, id. ap. Non. 543, 33; Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 2; Mart. 5, 78, 7; Juv. 10, 64: sinapi in patellis decoctum, Plin. 19, 8, 54, § 171: cicadae tostae in patellis, id. 30, 8, 21, § 68.—

B In partic., a vessel used in sacrifices, an offering - dish: patellae vasula parva picata sacris faciendis apta, Fest. pp. 248 and 249 Müll.: oportet bonum civem legibus parere et deos colere, in patellam dare, mikron kreas, Varr. ap. Non. 544; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 46: edere de patellā, of sacrilegious persons, id. Fin. 2, 7, 22 Madv. ad loc.; Liv. 26, 36; Ov. F. 6, 310; 2, 634; Pers. 3, 26; Val. Max. 4, 4, 3 al.—

II Transf.

A The kneepan, patella, Cels. 8, 1 fin.; 8, 21.—

B A disease of the olive-tree, Plin. 17, 24. 37, § 223

2. Pătella — Lewis & Short

Pătella and Pătellāna (Pă-telāna), ae, f.pateo,

I a goddess that presiaed over the shooting of grain: Patellana numen est et Patella: ex quibus una est pateiactis, patefaciendis rebus altera praestituta, Arn. 4, 131: Patelana, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 8.

In the wild

patellas Jerome, Epistulae. Selections. 52.10
patella Horace, Epistulae 1.5.2
patellam Apicius, De Re Coquinaria 4.126
patellam Apicius, De Re Coquinaria 4.150
Patellam Apicius, De Re Coquinaria 4.139
patella Persius, Saturae 3.26

6 of 57 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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