LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

metula

*metula f

Meaning

  1. Proto Balkan Romancefemininereconstructionbroom

mētŭla, ae, f. dim. meta,
I. a small pyramid, obelisk (post-Aug.), Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 35.

Origins

Presumably from Proto-Slavic *metъla “broom”. Compare Albanian nétull. It has also been claimed to be a (convoluted) derivative of Latin matta “rush-mat”.

Descendants
  • Romanianmătură
  • Romanianmătoră
  • Romanianmătără
  • Aromanianmeturã
  • Istro-Romanianméturę
  • Istro-Romanianmétulę
  • Megleno-Romanianmetură
  • Megleno-Romanianmietură

Quick answers

What does metula mean in Latin?
metula, a noun, means “broom”.