LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

glaebula

glaebula f (genitive glaebulae)
Classical[ˈɡɫae̯.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡlɛː.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small clod, a little lump (usually of soil)
  2. broadlyfemininea small plot of land, a little farm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglaebulaglaebulae
genitiveglaebulaeglaebulārum
dativeglaebulaeglaebulīs
accusativeglaebulamglaebulās
ablativeglaebulāglaebulīs
vocativeglaebulaglaebulae

glaebŭla (glēb-), ae, f. dim. id..
I. Prop., a small clod or lump of earth (postAug.): frumenta lapillisque carent et glaebulis, quas per trituram fere terrena remittit area, Col. 1, 6, 23; Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.—
II. Meton.
A. A little farm, small piece of land: saturabat glaebula talis patrem ipsum turbamque casae, Juv. 14, 166; App. M. 9, p. 233.—
B. Of other things, a small piece, little lump: myrrhae, Vitr. 8, 3: nivis, Scrib. Comp. 199: ex metallo, Plin. Ep. 10, 16, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin glaebula From glaeba (“clod of earth”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Sardinianleura
  • Englishglaebule
  • Angevinlouâbre
  • Angevinlouâbreux
  • Angevinlouâbru
  • Angevinlouâbrer
  • Corsicanghielba
  • Corsicanghierba

In English words that came into English from glaebula

  • glaebuleglaebula

Quick answers

What does glaebula mean in Latin?
glaebula, a noun, means “a small clod, a little lump (usually of soil); a small plot of land, a little farm”.
What is the genitive of glaebula?
The genitive singular is glaebulae. glaebula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce glaebula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɫae̯.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡlɛː.bu.la].