LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

arcula

arcula f (genitive arculae)
Classical[ˈar.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small chest, box, casket or coffer; small perfume box or jewel casket
  2. femininea windchest of an organ

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearculaarculae
genitivearculaearculārum
dativearculaearculīs
accusativearculamarculās
ablativearculāarculīs
vocativearculaarculae

arcŭla, ae, f. dim. arca,
I. a small chest or box, a casket, etc.
I. For unguents, ornaments, etc.
A. A small perfume - box, a jewel-casket, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 91: arculae muliebres, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25.—Hence, trop. of rhetor. ornament: omnes (Isocratis) discipulorum arculae, Cic. Att. 2, 1.—
B. A small money-box or casket: arcula plena aranearum, Afran. ap. Fest. s. v. tanne, p. 154 (cf. Cat. 13, 8: Plenus sacculus est aranearum). —
II. The wind-box of an organ, Vitr. 10, 13.—
III. Arcula dicebatur avis, quae in auspiciis vetabat aliquid fieri, Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Latin arca Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin arcula From arca (“chest, box, coffer”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Greekάρκλαfrom Byzantine Greek ἄρκλα
  • Armenianարկղfrom Byzantine Greek ἄρκλα

Quick answers

What does arcula mean in Latin?
arcula, a noun, means “a small chest, box, casket or coffer; small perfume box or jewel casket; a windchest of an organ”.
What is the genitive of arcula?
The genitive singular is arculae. arcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce arcula?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.ku.la].