LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

casula

casula f (genitive casulae)
Classical[ˈka.sʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.s̬u.la]

Meaning

  1. femininehut, small cottage
  2. femininerural property, small farm
  3. femininevestment
  4. Late Latinfemininecloak

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecasulacasulae
genitivecasulaecasulārum
dativecasulaecasulīs
accusativecasulamcasulās
ablativecasulācasulīs
vocativecasulacasulae

căsŭla, ae, f. dim. casa,
I. a little cottage or hut, a small house, Petr. 44, 15; 46, 2; 77, 4; Juv. 11, 153.—
II. A sepulchre = hypogeum, Petr. 111, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin casula From casa (“hut, cottage”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancasulla
  • Frenchchasublefrom Old French chesible
  • Englishchasublefrom Old French chesible
  • Occitancasublafrom Old Occitan cazubla
  • Esperantokazublofrom Old French chesible
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecasulafrom Old Galician-Portuguese casula
  • Portuguesecasulofrom Old Galician-Portuguese casula
  • Spanishcasullafrom Old Spanish casulla
  • Galiciancasulafrom Old Galician-Portuguese casula
Elsewhere
  • Romaniancăciulăfrom Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα
  • GermanKasel
  • Italiancasula
  • Albaniankaçule
  • Albaniankaçulle
  • Greekκασούλαfrom Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα
  • Aromaniancãciulãfrom Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα
  • Aromaniancãciuãfrom Byzantine Greek κασοῦλα
  • Bulgarianка́зула
  • Serbo-Croatiankèceljafrom Hungarian kecele
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancasola
  • Italiancasolare
  • Venetancaciòła
Borrowings
  • Dutchkazuifelfrom Middle Dutch casufle

Quick answers

What does casula mean in Latin?
casula, a noun, means “hut, small cottage; rural property, small farm; vestment”.
What is the genitive of casula?
The genitive singular is casulae. casula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce casula?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.sʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.s̬u.la].