LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

āreola

āreola f (genitive āreolae)
Classical[aːˈre.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[aˈrɛː.o.la]

Meaning

  1. a small open place; courtyard
  2. a small garden bed or cultivated place

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeāreolaāreolae
genitiveāreolaeāreolārum
dativeāreolaeāreolīs
accusativeāreolamāreolās
ablativeāreolāāreolīs
vocativeāreolaāreolae

ārĕŏla (āri-), ae, f. dim. area.
I. (After area, I.) A small, open place: quae cenatio areolam aspicit, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 21: ARIOLA, Inscr. Grut. 584, 4.—
II. (After area, II. E.) A small garden-bed, garden, or cultivated place, Col. 10, 362; 11, 2, 30: areolae aromatum, Vulg. Cant. 5, 13; 6, 1; ib. Ezech. 17, 7.

Origins

Diminutive form of ārea.

Descendants
  • Catalanarèola
  • Englishareola
  • Englishareole
  • Frencharéole
  • Italianaiuola
  • Italianareola
  • Portugueseeiró
  • PortugueseEiró
  • Portuguesearéola
  • Spanishareola

In English words that came into English from āreola

  • areolaāreola
  • areoleāreola
  • areoletāreola

Quick answers

What does āreola mean in Latin?
āreola, a noun, means “a small open place; courtyard; a small garden bed or cultivated place”.
What is the genitive of āreola?
The genitive singular is āreolae. āreola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce āreola?
In classical Latin, [aːˈre.ɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈrɛː.o.la].
Which English words come from āreola?
English words that go back to Latin āreola include areola, areole and areolet.