LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gula

gula f (genitive gulae)
Classical[ˈɡʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡuː.la]

Meaning

  1. femininegullet, throat, palate
  2. femininegluttony, greediness

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Faux · Glutus · Ingluvies · Guttur · Gurgulio · Gula

Faux, glutus, and ingluvies, denote the space within the throat; glutus (γλῶττα), in men; ingluvies, in animals; faux (φάρυγξ), the upper part, the entrance into the throat; whereas guttur, gurgulio, and gula, denote that part of the body which encloses the space within the throat; gurgulio (redupl. of gula), in animals; gula, in men; guttur, in either. (v. 149.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegulagulae
genitivegulaegulārum
dativegulaegulīs
accusativegulamgulās
ablativegulāgulīs
vocativegulagulae

gŭla, ae, f. root gar, to swallow; Sanscr. gir-āmi; Gr. βορ- in βορά, βιβρώσκω; cf.: voro, gurges, glutio, v. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 470,
I. the gullet, weasand, throat (cf.: faux, guttur, jugulum).
I. Lit.: gula nervo et carne constat, Plin. 11, 37, 66, § 176; 11, 37, 79, § 201; 24, 15, 80, § 130: cum it dormitum, follem sibi obstringit ob gulam, ne quid animae forte amittat dormiens, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 23: illi jam interstringam gulam, id. ib. 4, 4, 32: quem obtorta gula de convivio in vincula abripi jussit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 24: laqueo gulam fregere, the neck, Sall. C. 55, 5.—
II. Transf., the palate, i. e. gluttony, gormandizing, appetite: o gulam insulsam, Cic. Att. 13, 31, 4: Numidae neque salem neque alia irritamenta gulae quaerebant, Sall. J. 89, 7: nil servile gulae parens habet, a belly-god, Hor. S. 2, 7, 111; so, profundam gulam alicujus explere, Suet. Vit. 7: temperare gulae, Plin. Ep. 2, 6, 5: intempestivae ac sordidae gulae homo, Suet. Vit. 13: ingenua gula, i. e. palate, taste, Mart. 6, 11, 6: quanta est gula, quae sibi totos Ponit apros! Juv. 1, 140: mimus quis melior plorante gula, id. 5, 158.—Plur.: proceres gulae narrant, gourmands, epicures, Plin. 9, 17, 30, § 66.

Origins

Uncertain. *Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- or *gʷelh₁- (“throat”), with assumed cognates in Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat, neck”), Old Armenian կուլ- (kul-), Russian глотка (glotka, “throat”), Persian گلو (galu, “throat”), and Northern Kurdish gewrî, gerû (“throat”). Kroonen reconstructs *gʷlh₁-eh₂. *However, De Vaan doubts that *gʷel- can phonetically give rise to Latin gul-. See gluttō (“glutton”) for more.

Elsewhere
  • Catalangola
  • Frenchgueulefrom Old French goule
  • Frenchgoulufrom Old French goule
  • Frenchgoulefrom Old French goule
  • Englishgulletfrom Old French goule
  • Englishgullyfrom Old French goule
  • Frenchgolléfrom Old French goule
  • GermanGullyfrom Old French goule
  • Italiangola
  • Portuguesegola
Vulgar Latin
  • Italianingollarefrom unknown *ingulāre
  • Catalanengolirfrom unknown *ingullīre
  • Occitanengolirfrom unknown *ingullīre
  • Portugueseengolirfrom unknown *ingullīre
  • Galicianengulirfrom unknown *ingullīre
Old Francoprovençal
  • Franco-Provençalgola

Quick answers

What does gula mean in Latin?
gula, a noun, means “gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness”.
What is the genitive of gula?
The genitive singular is gulae. gula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡuː.la].