LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

camella

camella f (genitive camellae)
Classical[kaˈmɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[kaˈmɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea kind of drinking vessel: a wine-goblet, wine-cup, cup, or bowl

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecamellacamellae
genitivecamellaecamellārum
dativecamellaecamellīs
accusativecamellamcamellās
ablativecamellācamellīs
vocativecamellacamellae

cămella, ae,
I. f dim. [camera], a kind of drinking vessel, a wine-goblet, wine-cup, cup, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 9; Ov. F. 4, 779; Petr. 135, 3; 137, 10; 64, 13; cf. Pollux, id. 10, 24.

Origins

Diminutive form of camera, i.e. camera + -la with regular assimilation of r to l.

Descendants
  • Catalangamella
  • Portuguesegamela
  • Spanishgamella
  • Frenchgamellefrom Spanish gamella
  • Italiangamellafrom Spanish gamella
  • Ancient Greekκάμηλα
  • Andalusian Arabicغَمَالَّة
  • Galiciangamela

Quick answers

What does camella mean in Latin?
camella, a noun, means “a kind of drinking vessel: a wine-goblet, wine-cup, cup, or bowl”.
What is the genitive of camella?
The genitive singular is camellae. camella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce camella?
In classical Latin, [kaˈmɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈmɛl.la].