LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abacula

abacula f (genitive abaculae)
Ecclesiastical[aˈbaː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininecloth for a sideboard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabaculaabaculae
genitiveabaculaeabaculārum
dativeabaculaeabaculīs
accusativeabaculamabaculās
ablativeabaculāabaculīs
vocativeabaculaabaculae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabacula

Latin ab- Latin acula Latin abacula From ab- (“from”) + acula (“small needle”).

Quick answers

What does abacula mean in Latin?
abacula, a noun, means “cloth for a sideboard”.
What is the genitive of abacula?
The genitive singular is abaculae. abacula is feminine, first declension.
Where does abacula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abacula.