LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

grācula

grācula f (genitive grāculae, masculine grāculus)
Classical[ˈɡraː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latin(female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrāculagrāculae
genitivegrāculaegrāculārum
dativegrāculaegrāculīs
accusativegrāculamgrāculās
ablativegrāculāgrāculīs
vocativegrāculagrāculae

Origins

From grāculus + -a.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangralla
  • Occitangralha
  • Italiangraiafrom Occitan gralha
  • Franco-Provençalgrâlye
Elsewhere
  • Frenchgrollefrom Late Latin grāula
  • Italiangrolafrom Late Latin grāula
  • Catalangraulafrom Vulgar Latin *grāgula
  • TranslingualGracula
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegralhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese gralla
  • Spanishgraja
  • Aragonesegralla
  • Galiciangrallafrom Old Galician-Portuguese gralla
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangracchia

Quick answers

What does grācula mean in Latin?
grācula, a noun, means “(female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)”.
What is the genitive of grācula?
The genitive singular is grāculae. grācula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce grācula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡraː.ku.la].