LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lenticula

lenticula f (genitive lenticulae)

Meaning

  1. femininelentil
  2. femininefreckle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelenticulalenticulae
genitivelenticulaelenticulārum
dativelenticulaelenticulīs
accusativelenticulamlenticulās
ablativelenticulālenticulīs
vocativelenticulalenticulae

lentĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. 2. lens,
I. a lentil.
I. Lit.: faba vel lenticula, Cels. 2, 18: hoc mense lenticulam seres, Pall. 3, 4.—
II. Transf.
A. The shape of a lentil, lentilshape, Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 196.—
B. A vessel shaped like a lentil: vasa fictilia (quas a similitudine lenticulas vocant), Cels. 2, 17, § 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 7, 4; Vulg. 1 Reg. 10, 1.—
C. A freckly eruption, freckles, Plin. 26, 1, 5, § 7: lenticulam tollunt galbanum et nitrum, Cels. 6, 5; cf. lentigo.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin lenticula From lēns + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanllentilla
  • Catalanlentícula
  • Catalanlentilla
  • Englishlenticule
  • Frenchlentille
  • Italianlenticchia
  • Occitanlentilha
  • Portugueselentilha
  • Portugueselentícula
  • Portugueselenticela

In English words that came into English from lenticula

  • lentillenticula
  • lenticularlenticulāris
  • lenticulalenticula
  • lenticularislenticulāris
  • lenticellalenticella

Quick answers

What does lenticula mean in Latin?
lenticula, a noun, means “lentil; freckle”.
What is the genitive of lenticula?
The genitive singular is lenticulae. lenticula is feminine, first declension.
Which English words come from lenticula?
English words that go back to Latin lenticula include lentil, lenticula, lenticular, lenticularis and lenticella.