LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Abella

Abella f sg (genitive Abellae)
Classical[aˈbɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city in interior Campania, situated near Nola

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAbella—
genitiveAbellae—
dativeAbellae—
accusativeAbellam—
ablativeAbellā—
vocativeAbella—
locativeAbellae—

Ăbella, ae, f.,
I. a town in Campania, near Nolu, abounding in fruit-trees and nuts, now Avella, Sil. 8, 545: malifera, Verg. A. 7, 740. —Hence, Abellāna nux or Avellana, also Abellina, the filbert, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 88; and Abellani, the inhabitants of Abella, Just. 20, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Oscan *𐌀𐌁𐌄𐌋𐌋𐌞 (*abellú), attested in 𐌀𐌁𐌄𐌋𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌞𐌔 (abellanús), of obscure and disputed origin. See there for more.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAbellaAbella (Ἀβέλλα, Strab., Ptol.: Eth. Abellanus, Insert. ap. Orell. 3316, Avellanus, Plin.: Avella Vecchia), a city in the interior of Campania, about 5…

Quick answers

What does Abella mean in Latin?
Abella, a proper noun, means “a city in interior Campania, situated near Nola”.
What is the genitive of Abella?
The genitive singular is Abellae. Abella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Abella?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɛl.la].