LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alūta1

alūta f (genitive alūtae)

Meaning

  1. A soft leather, probably made using alum
  2. A purse or shoe etc made from this leather

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealūtaalūtae
genitivealūtaealūtārum
dativealūtaealūtīs
accusativealūtamalūtās
ablativealūtāalūtīs
vocativealūtaalūtae

ălūta, ae, f., orig. adj. (sc. pellis) [prob. from alumen],
I. a kind of soft leather, prob. prepared by means of alum.
I. Lit.: alutae tenuiter confectae, * Caes. B. G. 3, 13: nigra, Mart. 7, 35.—Hence,
II. That which is made of it.
A. A shoe: nivea, Ov. A. A. 3, 271: nigra, Juv. 7, 192: rupta, Mart. 12, 26.—
B. A purse or pouch: tumidā superbus alutā, Juv. 14, 282.—
C. A patch put on the face for ornament, Ov. A. A. 3, 202.

Origins

Feminine of unattested *alūtus "treated with alum", the substantive being māteria or pellis. This word together with alūmen points to a neuter u-stem *alū "alum" which continues a modification of Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut (“beer”) and perhaps a verb *aluere "to treat with alum".

Italo-Romance
  • Italianalluta
  • Italianalluda
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanaluda
  • Old Occitanaluda

In English words that came into English from alūta

  • alutaceousalutacius
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Aluta2
Aluta f sg (genitive Alutae)
Classical[ˈa.ɫʊ.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.lu.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara river in Dacia, now the Olt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAluta—
genitiveAlutae—
dativeAlutae—
accusativeAlutam—
ablativeAlutā—
vocativeAluta—

Origins

Probably of Celtic origin, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *altos (“cliff, height, mountain stream”), similar to Scottish Gaelic allt (“steep-sided stream”).

Quick answers

What does alūta mean in Latin?
alūta, a noun, means “A soft leather, probably made using alum; A purse or shoe etc made from this leather”.
What is the genitive of alūta?
The genitive singular is alūtae. alūta is feminine, first declension.