LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lūnula

lūnula f (genitive lūnulae)
Classical[ˈɫuː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.nu.la]

Meaning

  1. an ornament in the form of a little moon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūnulalūnulae
genitivelūnulaelūnulārum
dativelūnulaelūnulīs
accusativelūnulamlūnulās
ablativelūnulālūnulīs
vocativelūnulalūnulae

lūnŭla, ae, f. dim. 1. luna,
I. a little moon, an ornament worn by women: aurea, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 33: lunulae sunt ornamenta mulierum in similitudinem lunae, bullulae aureae dependentes, Isid. Orig. 19, 31, 17; Tert. Cult. Fem. 2, 10.—Rarely of the luna worn by senators on their shoes: hac lunula nam adsuta calceis discernuntur patricii a noviciis, Schol. Juv. 7, 192; cf. luna, II. C.

Origins

From lūna (“moon”) + -ula (forming diminutives).

Descendants
  • Englishlunule
  • Englishlunula
  • Frenchlunule
  • Italianlunula
  • Spanishlúnula

In English words that came into English from lūnula

  • lunulalūnula
  • lunulelūnula

Quick answers

What does lūnula mean in Latin?
lūnula, a noun, means “an ornament in the form of a little moon”.
What is the genitive of lūnula?
The genitive singular is lūnulae. lūnula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lūnula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.nʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.nu.la].