LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cubula

cubula f (genitive cubulae)
Classical[ˈkʊ.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininerarea kind of sacred cake
    Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? [....] Series vero, quae sequitur, liborum significantias continet: et ipsis non est una eademque formatio.What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula? [....] while the series of names which follows denotes consecrated cakes: and the way they are shaped is not one and the same.c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecubulacubulae
genitivecubulaecubulārum
dativecubulaecubulīs
accusativecubulamcubulās
ablativecubulācubulīs
vocativecubulacubulae

Origins

Possibly a diminutive from cubus m (“a mass, quantity; a cube”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). If so, however, the change in gender from the base noun is unexpected. The name could possibly be based on the cake having a cubical shape.

Quick answers

What does cubula mean in Latin?
cubula, a noun, means “a kind of sacred cake”.
What is the genitive of cubula?
The genitive singular is cubulae. cubula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cubula?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊ.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.bu.la].