setula

Borrowed from Latin setula, saetula, diminutive of seta, saeta (“bristle”).

setula (plural setulae)

1. (zoology) A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta

• setulate

• Aleuts, salute

From Latin saetula, diminutive of sēta, saeta (“bristle”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛ.tʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛː.tu.la]

setula f (genitive setulae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) diminutive of sēta

First-declension noun.

• sēta