LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

herbula

herbula f (genitive herbulae)
Classical[ˈhɛr.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small herb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeherbulaherbulae
genitiveherbulaeherbulārum
dativeherbulaeherbulīs
accusativeherbulamherbulās
ablativeherbulāherbulīs
vocativeherbulaherbulae

herbŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little herb: cervae perpurgant se quadam herbula, quae seselis dicitur, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 127; Sen. Vit. Beat. 9; Quint. 1, 3, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin herbula From herba (“grass, vegetation”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanherbolari
  • Frenchherboriste
  • Englishherboristfrom French herboriste
  • Italianerboristafrom French herboriste
  • Spanishherboristafrom French herboriste
  • Italianerborinatofrom Lombard erborin
  • Spanishherbolario

Quick answers

What does herbula mean in Latin?
herbula, a noun, means “a small herb”.
What is the genitive of herbula?
The genitive singular is herbulae. herbula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce herbula?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɛr.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛr.bu.la].