LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

glandula

glandula f (genitive glandulae)
Classical[ˈɡɫan.dʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡlan.du.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea little acorn

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglandulaglandulae
genitiveglandulaeglandulārum
dativeglandulaeglandulīs
accusativeglandulamglandulās
ablativeglandulāglandulīs
vocativeglandulaglandulae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*glānts
  3. Latinglandula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin glandula From gland- (“acorn”) + -ula (diminutive ending).

Borrowings
  • Catalanglàndula
  • Englishglandule
  • Frenchglandule
  • Romanianglandulăfrom French glandule
  • Italianglandula
  • Occitanglandula
  • Portugueseglândula
  • Spanishglándula
  • Asturianglándula
  • Galicianglándula
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniangrandula
  • Sardinianrandula
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchglandefrom Old French glandre
  • Englishglandersfrom Old French glandre
  • Franco-Provençalgnandolla
  • Normanglandrefrom Old French glandre
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanglàndola
  • Catalanglànolafrom Old Catalan glanola
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianghindură
  • Aromaniangljindurã
  • Albaniangjendër
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianghiandola
  • Corsicanghjandula
  • Istriotgàngula
  • Neapolitangrannula
  • Sicilianghiànnula
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueselandrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese landoa
  • Leoneselandra
  • Galicianlandrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese landoa
Gallo-Italic
  • Liguriangandüggia
  • Piedmontesegiandr
  • Piedmontesegiandra
  • Piedmontesegiander
  • Romagnolglândula

In English words that came into English from glandula

  • glandglandulae
  • glandersglandula
  • glanduleglandula
  • glandulousglandulōsus
  • glanduliferousglandula
  • lymphoglandulalymphoglandula

Quick answers

What does glandula mean in Latin?
glandula, a noun, means “a little acorn”.
What is the genitive of glandula?
The genitive singular is glandulae. glandula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce glandula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɫan.dʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡlan.du.la].
Where does glandula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- → Proto-Italic *glānts → Latin glandula.
Which English words come from glandula?
English words that go back to Latin glandula include glanders, glandule, glanduliferous, gland, glandulous and lymphoglandula.