LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dēcipula

dēcipula f (genitive dēcipulae)
Classical[deːˈkɪ.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[deˈt͡ʃiː.pu.la]

Meaning

  1. snare, trap, gin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcipuladēcipulae
genitivedēcipulaedēcipulārum
dativedēcipulaedēcipulīs
accusativedēcipulamdēcipulās
ablativedēcipulādēcipulīs
vocativedēcipuladēcipulae

dēcĭpŭla, ae, f., and dēcĭpŭlum, i, n. decipio,
I. a snare, gin, trap.
I. Lit. (late Lat.): plena avibus, Vulg. Jerem. 5, 27; Job 18, 10.—
II. Trop. (ante- and post-class.).
(a). Fem., Sid. Ep. 8, 10 med.; Mart. Cap. 4, § 423; Vulg. Job 18, 10.—
(b). Neutr., App. M. 8, p. 202, 38; 10, p. 250, 28; so id. Flor. 4, p. 360.—Plur.: nulla decipula, Laev. ap. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēcipula

Latin dē- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin dēcipiō Latin -ula Latin dēcipula From dēcipiō (“catch, ensnare, entrap, beguile”) + -ula.

Quick answers

What does dēcipula mean in Latin?
dēcipula, a noun, means “snare, trap, gin”.
What is the genitive of dēcipula?
The genitive singular is dēcipulae. dēcipula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dēcipula?
In classical Latin, [deːˈkɪ.pʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈt͡ʃiː.pu.la].
Where does dēcipula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēcipula.