LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

auxilla

auxilla f (genitive auxillae)
Classical[au̯kˈsɪl.la]Ecclesiastical[au̯kˈsil.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall pot
    Auxilla olla parvula.Auxilla, a small pot.[2nd century CE, Sextus Pompeius Festus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, De Significatione Verborum, published 1839, page 24, line 17; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauxillaauxillae
genitiveauxillaeauxillārum
dativeauxillaeauxillīs
accusativeauxillamauxillās
ablativeauxillāauxillīs
vocativeauxillaauxillae

auxilla: olla parvula,
I. a small pot, Paul. ex Fest. p. 24 Müll.; cf. olla.

Origins

By surface analysis, aula (← Proto-Italic *aukslā) + -la. Piecewise doublet of aulula; compare also vexillum and pauxillus.

Quick answers

What does auxilla mean in Latin?
auxilla, a noun, means “small pot”.
What is the genitive of auxilla?
The genitive singular is auxillae. auxilla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce auxilla?
In classical Latin, [au̯kˈsɪl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯kˈsil.la].