LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

facula

facula f (genitive faculae)
Classical[ˈfa.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall torch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefaculafaculae
genitivefaculaefaculārum
dativefaculaefaculīs
accusativefaculamfaculās
ablativefaculāfaculīs
vocativefaculafaculae

făcŭla, ae, f. dim. fax,
I. a little torch, a splinter used as a torch, Cato, R. R. 37, 3; Varr. L. L. 5, § 137 Müll.; Prop. 2, 29, 5 (3, 27, 5 M.); Cinc. ap. Gell. 16, 4, 2.—*
II. Trop.: nequidquam tibi Fortuna faculam adlucere volt, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46; Vulg. Apoc. 8, 10.

Origins

Diminutive from fax (“torch”) + -ula.

Elsewhere
  • Romanianfachiefrom Vulgar Latin *facla
  • Italianfagliafrom Vulgar Latin *facla
  • Catalanfallafrom Vulgar Latin *facla
  • Occitanfalhafrom Vulgar Latin *facla
  • Portuguesefagulhafrom Vulgar Latin *facucula
  • Portuguesefaúlhafrom Vulgar Latin *facucula
  • Portuguesefachafrom Vulgar Latin *fascula
  • Portuguesefachofrom Vulgar Latin *fascula
  • Spanishhachafrom Vulgar Latin *fascula
  • Romanianflacărăfrom Vulgar Latin *flaccula
Sorted
  • Catalanfàcula
  • Englishfacula
  • Frenchfacule
  • Italianfacola
  • Portuguesefácula
  • Spanishfácula
  • Cornishfagel
  • Welshffaglfrom Middle Welsh fagl
Unsorted
  • Romanianfaclă
  • Romanianfăclie
  • Bulgarianфакла
  • Bulgarianфаклия
  • Greekφάκλα
  • Hungarianfáklya
  • Serbo-Croatianfaklja
  • Swedishfackla
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfalcola

Quick answers

What does facula mean in Latin?
facula, a noun, means “small torch”.
What is the genitive of facula?
The genitive singular is faculae. facula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce facula?
In classical Latin, [ˈfa.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.ku.la].