LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cutīcula

cutīcula f (genitive cutīculae)
Classical[kʊˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kuˈtiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. skin
  2. cuticle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecutīculacutīculae
genitivecutīculaecutīculārum
dativecutīculaecutīculīs
accusativecutīculamcutīculās
ablativecutīculācutīculīs
vocativecutīculacutīculae

cŭtīcŭla, ae, f. dim. cutis,
I. the skin, Juv. 11, 203; Pers. 4, 18; on the long ī, v. Prisc. p. 612 P.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin cutīcula From cutis f (“skin, covering”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalancutícula
  • Englishcuticle
  • Englishcuticula
  • Italiancuticola
  • Portuguesecutícula
  • Spanishcutícula
  • Galiciancutícula
  • Russianкути́кула

Quick answers

What does cutīcula mean in Latin?
cutīcula, a noun, means “skin; cuticle”.
What is the genitive of cutīcula?
The genitive singular is cutīculae. cutīcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cutīcula?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈtiː.ku.la].