LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

assula

assula f (genitive assulae)
Classical[ˈas.sʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.su.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesplinter, shaving, chip, shiver
  2. feminineshingle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassula
ascla		assulae
asclae
genitiveassulae
asclae		assulārum
asclārum
dativeassulae
asclae		assulīs
asclīs
accusativeassulam
asclam		assulās
asclās
ablativeassulā
asclā		assulīs
asclīs
vocativeassula
ascla		assulae
asclae

assŭla (in many MSS. astŭla), ae, f. dim. axis.
I. A splinter, shaving, chip: at etiam cesso foribus facere hisce assulas, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 20: Melandrya vocantur quercūs assulis similia, Plin. 9, 15, 18, § 48: assula tenuis brevisque, id. 16, 11, 22, § 54. —Of marble, a chip, shiver, Vitr. 7, 6.—*
II. A shingle, σχίδη: Bibacul. ap. Suet. Gram. 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Latinassula

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin assis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin assula From assis (“axis, wheel, axle”) + -ula.

Descendants
  • Late Latinastla

Quick answers

What does assula mean in Latin?
assula, a noun, means “splinter, shaving, chip, shiver; shingle”.
What is the genitive of assula?
The genitive singular is assulae. assula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce assula?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.sʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.su.la].
Where does assula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Latin assula.