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noun · femininefirst declension

arbuscula

arbuscula f (genitive arbusculae)
Classical[arˈbʊs.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[arˈbus.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivefemininediminutive of arbor: sapling (small tree), shrub, bush
  2. femininetuft of feathers etc. resembling a bush
  3. femininerarewood bored to receive an axle, therefore possibly the nave of a wheel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearbusculaarbusculae
arbusculī
genitivearbusculae
arbusculī		arbusculārum
arbusculōrum
dativearbusculae
arbusculō		arbusculīs
accusativearbusculam
arbusculum		arbusculās
arbusculōs
ablativearbusculā
arbusculō		arbusculīs
vocativearbuscula
arbuscule		arbusculae
arbusculī

arbuscŭla, ae, f. dim. from arbor, as majusculus, minusculus, from major, minor.
I. A small tree, shrub.
A. Lit., Varr. R. R. 3, 15; Col. 5, 10, 7; 5, 11, 13; 11, 2, 79.—
B. Transf., of a tuft of feathers: arbuscula crinita, i. e. the crown on the head of the peacock, Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 121.—
II. In mechanics, a movable machine for propelling military engines, Gr. ἁμαξόποδες, Vitr. 10, 20.
Arbuscŭla, ae, f.,
I. the name of a mimic actress in the time of Cicero, Cic. Att. 4, 15; Hor. S. 1, 10, 77.

Origins

From arbor (“tree”) + -cula (diminutive suffix) (built on the originally s-final stem of the noun, attested also in the archaic nominative form arbōs). Compare typologically Turkish ağaççık (a diminutive of ağaç).

In English words that came into English from arbuscula

  • arbusclearbuscula

Quick answers

What does arbuscula mean in Latin?
arbuscula, a noun, means “diminutive of arbor: sapling (small tree), shrub, bush; tuft of feathers etc. resembling a bush; wood bored to receive an axle, therefore possibly the nave of a wheel”.
What is the genitive of arbuscula?
The genitive singular is arbusculae. arbuscula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce arbuscula?
In classical Latin, [arˈbʊs.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈbus.ku.la].