LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

betula alba

betula alba f (genitive betulae albae)
Classical[ˈbɛ.tʊ.ɫa ˈaɫ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛː.tu.la ˈal.ba]

Meaning

  1. femininewhite birch; any of several birch species with pale bark, such as Betula papyrifera.
    Habitat in betula alba.1761, Nicolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Insecta musei Graecensis, page 20:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebetula albabetulae albae
genitivebetulae albaebetulārum albārum
dativebetulae albaebetulīs albīs
accusativebetulam albambetulās albās
ablativebetulā albābetulīs albīs
vocativebetula albabetulae albae

Origins

Descendants
  • TranslingualBetula alba

Quick answers

What does betula alba mean in Latin?
betula alba, a noun, means “white birch; any of several birch species with pale bark, such as Betula papyrifera.”.
What is the genitive of betula alba?
The genitive singular is betulae albae. betula alba is first declension.
How do you pronounce betula alba?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɛ.tʊ.ɫa ˈaɫ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɛː.tu.la ˈal.ba].