LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

grānulum

grānulum n (genitive grānulī)

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of grānum
  2. granule (small grain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrānulumgrānula
genitivegrānulīgrānulōrum
dativegrānulōgrānulīs
accusativegrānulumgrānula
ablativegrānulōgrānulīs
vocativegrānulumgrānula

grānŭlum, i, n. dim. id.,
I. a small grain (late Lat.), Claud. Mam. Stat. An. 1, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  4. Proto-Italic*grānom
  5. Latingrānulum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulum From grānum (“grain, seed”) + ulum.

Descendants
  • Catalangrànul
  • Englishgranule
  • Italiangranulo
  • Portuguesegrânulo

Quick answers

What does grānulum mean in Latin?
grānulum, a noun, means “diminutive of grānum; granule (small grain)”.
What is the genitive of grānulum?
The genitive singular is grānulī. grānulum is neuter, second declension.
Where does grānulum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós → Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm → Proto-Italic *grānom → Latin grānulum.