LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Columella

Columella m sg (genitive Columellae)
Classical[kɔ.ɫʊˈmɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[ko.luˈmɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularColumella, a Roman writer

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeColumella—
genitiveColumellae—
dativeColumellae—
accusativeColumellam—
ablativeColumellā—
vocativeColumella—

cŏlŭmella (in MSS. often cŏlum-nella), ae, f. dim. columna, columen,
I. a small column, a pillar, Cato, R. R. 20, 1; 22, 2; Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66; id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; Caes. B. C. 2, 10.—
B. The foot or pedestal of a catapult, Vitr. 10, 15.—
II. Trop., a pillar, support, prop (cf. columen), Lucil. ap. Don. Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57.
Cŏlŭmella, ae, m.,
I. a Roman cognomen in the gens Junia; so,
I. M. Junius Moderatus Columella, of Hispania Bœtica, uncle of the following.—
II. L. Junius Moderatus Columella, a well-known writer on husbandry, in the first century of the Christian era. He was of Gades, and a companion of Seneca and Celsus; his writings, De Re Rustica and De Arboribus, are yet extant; v. Schneid. Scriptt. Rei Rust. II. 2 praef.; Col. 7, 2, 4; 7, 10, 185; Plin. 8, 41, 63, § 153; 17, 9, 6, §§ 51 and 52; Pall. 1, 19, 3.

Origins

From columella (“small column”).

Quick answers

What does Columella mean in Latin?
Columella, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Columella?
The genitive singular is Columellae. Columella is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Columella?
In classical Latin, [kɔ.ɫʊˈmɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.luˈmɛl.la].