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Trulla

Trulla · f

a small ladle

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Where it lives

De agri cultura 5 · 3.2/10k
De Re Coquinaria 5 · 3.19/10k
Satyrarum libri 1 · 0.7/10k
Peristephanon Liber 1 · 0.57/10k
Apologeticum 1 · 0.5/10k
Saturae 1 · 0.4/10k
Satyricon 1 · 0.33/10k
In C. Verrem 2 · 0.2/10k
Epigrammata 1 · 0.18/10k
Res Rustica, Books I-IX 1 · 0.13/10k
Res Gestae 1 · 0.08/10k
Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

trulla — Lewis & Short

trulla, ae, f.dim.trua.

I Lit., a small ladle, dipper, or scoop (esp. for dipping wine from the crater into the drinking-cups), Varr. L. L. 5, § 118; Cato, R. R. 13, 2 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62 sq.; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144; Mart. 9, 97, 1; Plin. 37, 2, 7. § 20; Dig. 34, 2, 36 al.—

II Transf.

A A scoop-shaped fire-pan, Liv. 37, 11, 13.—

B A mason's trowel, Pall. 1, 15; 1, 13, 2.—

C = trulleum, a basin, wash-basin, Juv. 3, 108.

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. trulla (scan p. 728; entry #12139).

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