LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

camēla

camēla f (genitive camēlae, masculine camēlus)
Classical[kaˈmeː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kaˈmɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. a (female) camel, a (camel) cow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecamēlacamēlae
genitivecamēlaecamēlārum
dativecamēlaecamēlīs
accusativecamēlamcamēlās
ablativecamēlācamēlīs
vocativecamēlacamēlae

cămēla, ae, f. camelus,
I. a female camel, Treb. Claud. 14, 3.

Origins

Proto-West Semitic *gamal-bor. Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos)bor. Latin camelus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin camēla From camelus + -a.

Quick answers

What does camēla mean in Latin?
camēla, a noun, means “a (female) camel, a (camel) cow”.
What is the genitive of camēla?
The genitive singular is camēlae. camēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce camēla?
In classical Latin, [kaˈmeː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈmɛː.la].