LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cȳmula

cȳmula f (genitive cȳmulae)

Meaning

  1. shoot, sprout (of a plant)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecȳmulacȳmulae
genitivecȳmulaecȳmulārum
dativecȳmulaecȳmulīs
accusativecȳmulamcȳmulās
ablativecȳmulācȳmulīs
vocativecȳmulacȳmulae

cўmŭla, ae, f. dim. cyma,
I. a tender sprout: coriandri, Plin. Val. 1, 44.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
  3. Ancient Greek κῠ́ω(kŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  5. Latincȳmula

Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Latin cȳma Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ula Latin cȳmula From cȳma + ula.

Descendants
  • Englishcymule

In English words that came into English from cȳmula

  • cymulecȳmula

Quick answers

What does cȳmula mean in Latin?
cȳmula, a noun, means “shoot, sprout (of a plant)”.
What is the genitive of cȳmula?
The genitive singular is cȳmulae. cȳmula is feminine, first declension.
Where does cȳmula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti → Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō) → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Latin cȳmula.