LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gemmula

gemmula f (genitive gemmulae)

Meaning

  1. femininesmall bud
  2. femininesmall gem

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegemmulagemmulae
genitivegemmulaegemmulārum
dativegemmulaegemmulīs
accusativegemmulamgemmulās
ablativegemmulāgemmulīs
vocativegemmulagemmulae

gemmŭla, ae, f. dim. gemma.
I. A little bud: gemmulae floridae, App. M. 10, p. 253.—
B. Transf., the sparkling pupil of the eye: App. Ἀνεχ. 8.—
II. A small gem: alii autem caelo et marculo gemmulas exsculpunt, Fronto Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 Mai.: carbunculi in ornamento auri. Vulg. Sap. 32, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin gemmula From gemma (“bud, gem”) + -ula.

Descendants
  • Englishgemmule
  • Frenchgemmule
  • Italiangemmula
  • Portuguesegêmula
  • Old Frenchgemble
  • Piedmontesezerma
  • TranslingualGemmula

In English words that came into English from gemmula

  • gemmulegemmula

Quick answers

What does gemmula mean in Latin?
gemmula, a noun, means “small bud; small gem”.
What is the genitive of gemmula?
The genitive singular is gemmulae. gemmula is feminine, first declension.