LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

morula

morula f (genitive morulae)
Classical[ˈmɔ.rʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.ru.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea brief delay
    quod tamen ita raptim a futuro in praeteritum transvolat, ut nulla morula extendatur.But this flies so rapidly from future to past that it cannot be extended by any delay.397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessiones 11.15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemorulamorulae
genitivemorulaemorulārum
dativemorulaemorulīs
accusativemorulammorulās
ablativemorulāmorulīs
vocativemorulamorulae

mŏrŭla, ae, f. dim. mora,
I. a brief delay (post-class.): tempus nullā morulā extenditur, Aug. Conf. 11, 15; App. Fragm. M. 10, p. 71.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*merh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*morh₂éh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*morā
  5. Latinmorula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin morula From mora + -ula.

Quick answers

What does morula mean in Latin?
morula, a noun, means “a brief delay”.
What is the genitive of morula?
The genitive singular is morulae. morula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce morula?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɔ.rʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.ru.la].
Where does morula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mer-? → Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂ → Proto-Italic *morā → Latin morula.