LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nītēdula

nītēdula f (genitive nītēdulae)

Meaning

  1. dormouse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenītēdulanītēdulae
genitivenītēdulaenītēdulārum
dativenītēdulaenītēdulīs
accusativenītēdulamnītēdulās
ablativenītēdulānītēdulīs
vocativenītēdulanītēdulae

nītēdŭla, ae, f.,
I. a kind of small red mouse, a dormouse, Cic. Sest. 33, 72: cf.: nitedula mus agrestis rubeus, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 181; Arn. 2, 47 (Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29, the common read. is volpecula, but Bentley's conjecture, nitedula, is adopted by Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 204, and by Haupt and Müll.; v. Orell. ad loc.).—The contr. collat. form nītēla, v. under nitella.

Origins

Descendants
  • Italiannitedola

Quick answers

What does nītēdula mean in Latin?
nītēdula, a noun, means “dormouse”.
What is the genitive of nītēdula?
The genitive singular is nītēdulae. nītēdula is feminine, first declension.