LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lōrīcula

lōrīcula f (genitive lōrīculae)

Meaning

  1. a small breastplate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelōrīculalōrīculae
genitivelōrīculaelōrīculārum
dativelōrīculaelōrīculīs
accusativelōrīculamlōrīculās
ablativelōrīculālōrīculīs
vocativelōrīculalōrīculae

lōrīcŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a small breastplate; hence, transf., a small breastwork: quorum frontes viminea loricula munirentur, Hirt. B. G. 8, 9, 3: loricula urbem esse circumdatam, Veg. Mil. 4, 28.

Origins

From lōrīca (“mail, breastplate”) as a diminutive form.

Quick answers

What does lōrīcula mean in Latin?
lōrīcula, a noun, means “a small breastplate”.
What is the genitive of lōrīcula?
The genitive singular is lōrīculae. lōrīcula is feminine, first declension.