LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

aedicula

aedicula f (genitive aediculae)
Classical[ae̯ˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[eˈdiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivefemininediminutive of aedēs
  2. femininea small temple; chapel
  3. femininea small house or room

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaediculaaediculae
genitiveaediculaeaediculārum
dativeaediculaeaediculīs
accusativeaediculamaediculās
ablativeaediculāaediculīs
vocativeaediculaaediculae

aedĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. aedes,
I. a small building intended for a dwelling.
I. For gods, a chapel, a small temple: cum aram et aediculam et pulvinar dedicāsset, Cic. Dom. 53: Victoriae, Liv. 35, 9; 35, 41: aediculam in ea (domo) deo separavit, Vulg. Judic. 17, 5; also a niche or shrine for the image of a god: in aedicula erant Lares argentei positi, Petr Sat. 29 fin.: aediculam aeream fecit, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 19; 36, 13, 19, § 87.—Hence on tombstones, the recess in which the urn was placed, Inscr. Fabrett. c. 1, 68.—
II. For men, a small house or habitation (mostly in plur.; cf. aedes, II.), Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 58; Cic. Par. 6, 3; Vulg. 4 Reg. 23, 7.—Sing. in Plaut., a small room, a closet: in aediculam seorsum concludi volo, Epid. 3, 3, 19 sq.

Origins

Diminutive from aedēs (“a dwelling, sanctuary”) + -cula.

Descendants
  • Englishaedicula
  • Portugueseedícula
  • Italianedicola
  • Spanishedículo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAediculaAedicula signifies in the singular a room (Plaut. Epid. 402), but in the plural a small house (Ter. Phorm, 663). It is, however, more frequently used …

Quick answers

What does aedicula mean in Latin?
aedicula, a noun, means “diminutive of aedēs; a small temple; chapel”.
What is the genitive of aedicula?
The genitive singular is aediculae. aedicula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce aedicula?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈdiː.ku.la].