LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

acicula

acicula f (genitive aciculae)
Classical[aˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[aˈt͡ʃiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea hairpin or hatpin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaciculaaciculae
genitiveaciculaeaciculārum
dativeaciculaeaciculīs
accusativeaciculamaciculās
ablativeaciculāaciculīs
vocativeaciculaaciculae

ăcĭcŭla, ae, f. id.,
I. a small pin for a head-dress, Cod. Theod. 3, 16, 1; Inscr. Grut. 1004, 5.

Origins

Diminutive of acus (“needle”) + -cula.

Descendants
  • Catalanacícula
  • Englishacicula
  • Englishacicule
  • Englishaciculum
  • Frenchacicule
  • Italianacicula
  • Portugueseacícula
  • Romanianacicul

Quick answers

What does acicula mean in Latin?
acicula, a noun, means “a hairpin or hatpin”.
What is the genitive of acicula?
The genitive singular is aciculae. acicula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce acicula?
In classical Latin, [aˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈt͡ʃiː.ku.la].