LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caulae

caulae f pl (genitive caulārum)
Classical[ˈkau̯.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.le]

Meaning

  1. feminineplurala railing or lattice barrier; hurdles (for a sheep-fold)
  2. Medieval Latinfemininepluralsheepfold, pigsty, coop etc.
  3. femininepluralpores (of the skin), holes, apertures

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—caulae
genitive—caulārum
dative—caulīs
accusative—caulās
ablative—caulīs
vocative—caulae

caulae or caullae, ārum, f. apparently contr. from cavile, Varr. L. L. 5, § 20, p. 8 Bip., from cavus; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46.
I. In gen., an opening, hole, passage (so most freq. in Lucr.), Lucr. 2, 951; 3, 707: per caulas corporis, id. 3, 255; 3, 702; 6, 839: per caulas palati, id. 4, 620; 4, 660: per caulas aetheris, id. 6, 492: intra caulas (aedis Saturni), Lex Corn. XX Quaest. 2, 41; cf.: caulae (Jani) pace clauduntur, Macr. S. 1, 9; v. Lucr. 2, p. 374 sq. Lachm. —Hence,
II. Esp.
A. A sheepfold or cote, Verg. A. 9, 60 Serv.—*
B. An enclosure, Inscr. Murat. 191, 3.

Origins

Possibly from Proto-Italic *kaɣela (“little tie, juncture”), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“to enclose”), in this case cognate to Latin cohum, incohō, Oscan 𐌊𐌀𐌇𐌀𐌃 (kahad, “let him take”), Welsh cael (“to get”), Welsh caer (“fortified settlement”), English hedge. Sense 2 is difficult to connect semantically and could represent a diminutive to cavus (“hollow”) with regular syncope.

Quick answers

What does caulae mean in Latin?
caulae, a noun, means “a railing or lattice barrier; hurdles (for a sheep-fold); pores (of the skin), holes, apertures”.
What is the genitive of caulae?
The genitive singular is caulārum. caulae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caulae?
In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.ɫae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.le].