LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mēnsula

mēnsula f (genitive mēnsulae)

Meaning

  1. a small table

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemēnsulamēnsulae
genitivemēnsulaemēnsulārum
dativemēnsulaemēnsulīs
accusativemēnsulammēnsulās
ablativemēnsulāmēnsulīs
vocativemēnsulamēnsulae

mensŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little table (ante-class. and post-Aug.), Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 150; Petr. 136; App. M. 2, 11, p. 119.

Origins

Latin mēnsa Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ula Latin mēnsula From mēnsa + ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanmènsula
  • Spanishménsula
  • Italianmensola
  • Portuguesemísulafrom Italian mensola
  • Portuguesemênsula
  • Ancient Greekμήσυλα

Quick answers

What does mēnsula mean in Latin?
mēnsula, a noun, means “a small table”.
What is the genitive of mēnsula?
The genitive singular is mēnsulae. mēnsula is feminine, first declension.