[ˈɡʊt.ta], [ˈɡut.ta]
OriginOf unknown origin. May be related to Old Armenian կաթն (katʻn, “milk”), or may have some connection to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).
- declension-1, femininea drop of fluid, especially of natural substances (e.g., water, blood)
- declension-1, femininea teardrop
“cum repetō noctem, quā tot mihi cāra relīquī,” — When I recall the night, on which so many [things] dear to me I left behind, even now a teardrop falls from my eyes.
- declension-1, feminine, in-pluralspots or specks (of an animal or stone)
- declension-1, femininea small ornament under the triglyphs of a Doric column
Formsguttae(genitive) · gutta(nominative, singular) · guttae(nominative, plural) · guttae(genitive, singular) · guttārum(genitive, plural) · guttae(dative, singular) · guttīs(dative, plural) · guttam(accusative, singular) · guttās(accusative, plural) · guttā(ablative, singular) · guttīs(ablative, plural) · gutta(singular, vocative) · guttae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary