LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

butticula

butticula f (genitive butticulae)
Classical[bʊtˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[butˈtiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininebottle, flask

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebutticulabutticulae
būticulae
genitivebutticulae
būticulae		butticulārum
būticulārum
dativebutticulae
būticulae		butticulīs
būticulīs
accusativebutticulam
būticulam		butticulās
būticulās
ablativebutticulābutticulīs
būticulīs
vocativebutticulabutticulae
būticulae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw-der. Ancient Greekbor.? Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin butticula From buttis (“cask”) + -culus (diminutive ending). First attested in the Antidotum Egias (‘cum vino bono in buticula’). Also found in the Reichenau Glossary.

Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishbotija
  • Catalanbotijafrom Spanish botija
  • Englishbotijafrom Spanish botija
  • Portuguesebotijafrom Spanish botija
  • Asturianbotía
  • Asturianbotiya
  • Tagalogbotihafrom Spanish botija
  • Tagalogbutisafrom Spanish botija
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanbotelhafrom Old Occitan botelha
  • Franco-Provençalbotelye
  • Old Frenchboteille

Quick answers

What does butticula mean in Latin?
butticula, a noun, means “bottle, flask”.
What is the genitive of butticula?
The genitive singular is butticulae. butticula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce butticula?
In classical Latin, [bʊtˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [butˈtiː.ku.la].