LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

medēla

medēla f (genitive medēlae)
Classical[mɛˈdeː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[meˈdɛː.la]
medella

Meaning

  1. remedy
  2. a mean of redress

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemedēlamedēlae
medellae
genitivemedēlae
medellae		medēlārum
medellārum
dativemedēlae
medellae		medēlīs
medellīs
accusativemedēlam
medellam		medēlās
medellās
ablativemedēlāmedēlīs
medellīs
vocativemedēlamedēlae
medellae

mĕdēla (mĕdella, Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 204; Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Red. ad Quir. p. 251, 8 Bait.), ae, f. medeor,
I. a healing, cure, a remedy (post-class.).
I. Lit.: facere medelam, Gell. 12, 5, 3: facere medelarum miracula, id. 16, 11, 2: vulneribus medelas adhibere, App. M. 8, p. 210, 4.—
II. Trop., a remedy, means of redress: legum, Gell. 20, 1, 22; Aus. Prof. 15: quibus rebus veluti medela adventus Alexandri fuit, Just. 11, 1, 7.

Origins

From medeor (“heal”) + -ēla.+

Quick answers

What does medēla mean in Latin?
medēla, a noun, means “remedy; a mean of redress”.
What is the genitive of medēla?
The genitive singular is medēlae. medēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce medēla?
In classical Latin, [mɛˈdeː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈdɛː.la].