LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

betulla

betulla f (genitive betullae)
Classical[bɛˈtʊl.la]Ecclesiastical[beˈtul.la]

Meaning

  1. femininebirch tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebetullabetullae
betulae
genitivebetullae
betulae
betullārum
betulārum
dativebetullae
betulae
betullīs
betulīs
accusativebetullam
betulam
betullās
betulās
ablativebetullābetullīs
betulīs
vocativebetullabetullae
betulae

Origins

From Gaulish *bitu, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā, *betu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷetu-yo-s, *gʷetw-iyo-s, from *gʷet-. Compare Welsh bedwen. See also Latin bitūmen (“tar”), which was instead borrowed from another Italic language.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchbouleaufrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Catalanbedollfrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Portuguesevidofrom Vulgar Latin *betūlus
  • Portuguesevidoeirofrom Vulgar Latin *betūlus
  • Spanishabedulfrom Vulgar Latin *betūlus
  • Emilianbedulfrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Lombardbedoifrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Lombardbedognfrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Champenoisboulinfrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
  • Franc-Comtoisboulâtfrom Vulgar Latin *betullus
Italo-Romance
  • Italianbetulla
  • Italianbetula
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianbetulă
Borrowings
  • Portuguesebétula
  • TranslingualBetula
Gallo-Italic
  • Alpinebedorafrom Lombard bedola
  • Alpinebedrafrom Lombard bedola
  • Ossolanobèulafrom Lombard bedola
  • Piedmontesebiola
  • Piedmontesebola
  • Piedmontesebèula
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalbiôla
  • Franco-Provençalbêla
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Gasconbedora
  • Vivaro-Alpinebèula
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragoneseabetocha
  • Aragonesebetocha
  • Aragonesebitocha
  • Aragonesepitocha

Quick answers

What does betulla mean in Latin?
betulla, a noun, means “birch tree”.
What is the genitive of betulla?
The genitive singular is betullae. betulla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce betulla?
In classical Latin, [bɛˈtʊl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [beˈtul.la].