LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

acūcula

acūcula f (genitive acūculae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinsmall needle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacūculaacūculae
genitiveacūculaeacūculārum
dativeacūculaeacūculīs
accusativeacūculamacūculās
ablativeacūculāacūculīs
vocativeacūculaacūculae

Origins

From acus (“needle”) + -cula (diminutive suffix). Attested beginning in the fourth century CE.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanagulla
  • Occitanagulha
  • Italianagugliafrom Occitan agulha
  • Italiangugliafrom Occitan agulha
  • Frenchaiguillefrom Old French aguille
  • Franco-Provençalagouelye
  • Sicilianagugghiafrom Occitan agulha
  • Champenoisagueilfrom Old French aguille
  • Guernseyedjullefrom Old French aguille
  • Jerseyadgullefrom Old French aguille
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseagulhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese agulla
  • Spanishaguja
  • Aragoneseagulla
  • Asturianaguya
  • Falaagullafrom Old Galician-Portuguese agulla
  • Galicianagullafrom Old Galician-Portuguese agulla
  • Tagalogaguhafrom Spanish aguja
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianagucchia
  • Cimbriangutciarölfrom Venetan gucia
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshaguoglia
  • Romanshguglia
  • Romanshguila
  • Romanshguoglia
  • Romanshvila
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianagåccia
  • Emiliangùcia
  • Emiliangùccia
  • Ligurianagóggia
  • Lombardguggia
  • Lombardgögia
  • Lombardgógia
  • Piedmontesegucia
  • Piedmonteseagucia
  • Piedmonteseuja

Quick answers

What does acūcula mean in Latin?
acūcula, a noun, means “small needle”.
What is the genitive of acūcula?
The genitive singular is acūculae. acūcula is feminine, first declension.