LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

litterula

litterula f (genitive litterulae)
Classical[lɪtˈtɛ.rʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[litˈtɛː.ru.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivefemininediminutive of littera: a little letter
  2. femininein plurala short letter, note
  3. femininein pluralliterary learning, liberal studies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelitterulalitterulae
genitivelitterulaelitterulārum
dativelitterulaelitterulīs
accusativelitterulamlitterulās
ablativelitterulālitterulīs
vocativelitterulalitterulae

littĕrŭla (lītĕr-), ae, f. dim. littera.
I. A little letter, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1: accepi tuam epistolam vacillantibus litterulis, id. Fam. 16, 15, 2.—
II. Transf.: litterulae, ārum.
A. A short letter, a note: hoc litterularum exaravi, Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1.—
B. Grammatical knowledge, literary learning, liberal studies: quem propter litterularum nescio quid libenter vidi, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 8: litterulae meae oblanguerunt, id. Fam. 16, 10, 2; 5, 21, 2: litterulis Graecis imbutus, Hor. Ep. 2, 27.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin litterula From littera + -ula.

Quick answers

What does litterula mean in Latin?
litterula, a noun, means “diminutive of littera: a little letter; a short letter, note; literary learning, liberal studies”.
What is the genitive of litterula?
The genitive singular is litterulae. litterula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce litterula?
In classical Latin, [lɪtˈtɛ.rʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [litˈtɛː.ru.la].