LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cēpulla

cēpulla f (genitive cēpullae)
Classical[keːˈpʊl.la]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈpul.la]

Meaning

  1. onion-bed, onion-field
  2. small onion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecēpullacēpullae
genitivecēpullaecēpullārum
dativecēpullaecēpullīs
accusativecēpullamcēpullās
ablativecēpullācēpullīs
vocativecēpullacēpullae

cēpulla, ae, v. caepina.

Origins

From less common cēpula + -la or syncopated -ula, cēpula itself being cēpa (“onion”) + -ula, that makes cēpa + -ula + -la or cēpa + -ula + -ula.

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalancibolla
  • Catalanceboller
  • Frenchciboulefrom Old Occitan cebola
  • Occitancebolafrom Old Occitan cebola
  • Aragonesecebolla
  • Aragonesecibolla
  • Aragonesecepolla
  • Auvergnatcebolafrom Old Occitan cebola
Gallo-Romance
  • Englishcibolfrom Old Northern French chibole
  • Englishchibolfrom Old Northern French chibole
  • Valdôtainçòulafrom Franco-Provençal cevôla
  • Valdôtainçaulefrom Franco-Provençal cevôla
  • Welshsibolfrom Old Northern French chibole
  • Welshsibwlfrom Old Northern French chibole
  • Welshshibwnsfrom Old Northern French chibole
  • Scotssybolfrom Old Northern French chibole
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecebolafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cebola
  • Spanishcebollafrom Old Spanish cebolla
  • Asturiancebolla
  • Falacebolafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cebola
  • Galiciancebolafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cebola
  • Ladinosevoyafrom Old Spanish cebolla
  • Ladinoסיב׳וייהfrom Old Spanish cebolla
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancipolla
  • Corsicancipolla
  • Dalmatiancapula
  • Dalmatiancapul
  • Dalmatiancapuola
  • Dalmatiancapaula
  • Slavomolisanočipulafrom Italian cipolla
  • Neapolitancepolla
  • Neapolitancepodda
  • Calabresecipujafrom Sicilian cipudda
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianchibudda
North Italian
  • Emilianzivålla
  • Emiliansigula
  • Emiliansigòla
  • Emiliansivòla
  • Emilianscigula
  • Emiliansgula
  • Emiliansvòla
  • Friuliancivole
  • Friuliancevole
  • Liguriançiòula
Elsewhere
  • Basquetipula
  • Belarusianцыбу́ля
  • Czechcibule
  • Proto-West Germanic*cibollā
  • Serbo-Croatianка̀пула
  • Serbo-Croatiankàpula
  • Slovakcibuľa
  • Slovenečebula

Quick answers

What does cēpulla mean in Latin?
cēpulla, a noun, means “onion-bed, onion-field; small onion”.
What is the genitive of cēpulla?
The genitive singular is cēpullae. cēpulla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cēpulla?
In classical Latin, [keːˈpʊl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈpul.la].