What does membrānula mean in Latin?

membrānula, a noun, means “a little skin or membrane; parchment; document, something written on parchment”.

What is the genitive of membrānula?

The genitive singular is membrānulae. membrānula is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [mɛmˈbraː.nʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [memˈbraː.nu.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

membrānula f (genitive membrānulae)

Classical[mɛmˈbraː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[memˈbraː.nu.la]

membrānŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,

I. a little skin or membrane.

I. Lit.: membranula, quae sub cute calvariam cingit, Cels. 8, 4: oculi, membrane of the eye, id. 7, 7, 13. —

II. Transf.

A. A parchment: iisque imperes, ut sumant membranulam, Cic. Att. 4, 4, b, 1.—

B. Plur., an instrument or document written on parchment: quae membranulis meā manu scriptis continebuntur, Dig. 32, 102 prooem.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin membrānula From membrāna (“skin, membrane”) + -ula.

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