LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

habēnula

habēnula f (genitive habēnulae)
Classical[haˈbeː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɛː.nu.la]

Meaning

  1. a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehabēnulahabēnulae
genitivehabēnulaehabēnulārum
dativehabēnulaehabēnulīs
accusativehabēnulamhabēnulās
ablativehabēnulāhabēnulīs
vocativehabēnulahabēnulae

hăbēnŭla, ae, f. dim. habena, II. A.,
I. a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body: tum ab ora vel vulsella vel hamo apprehensam tamquam habenulam excidere, Cels. 7, 28; id. 7, 7, 8 fin.; 20 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeh₁bʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*haβēō
  4. Latinhabēnula

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -na Latin habēna Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin habēnula From habēna + -ula (diminutive suffix).

In English words that came into English from habēnula

  • habenulahabēnula

Quick answers

What does habēnula mean in Latin?
habēnula, a noun, means “a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body”.
What is the genitive of habēnula?
The genitive singular is habēnulae. habēnula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce habēnula?
In classical Latin, [haˈbeː.nʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɛː.nu.la].
Where does habēnula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *haβēō → Latin habēnula.