LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

obsequēla

obsequēla f (genitive obsequēlae)
Classical[ɔp.sɛˈkʷeː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ob.seˈkʷɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. compliance, obsequiousness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobsequēlaobsequēlae
genitiveobsequēlaeobsequēlārum
dativeobsequēlaeobsequēlīs
accusativeobsequēlamobsequēlās
ablativeobsequēlāobsequēlīs
vocativeobsequēlaobsequēlae

ob-sĕquēla or obsĕquella, ae, f. obsequor,
I. compliance, complaisance, obsequiousness: obsequela obsequium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 192 Müll. (ante-class. and in Sall.): neque erat tuae benignitatis atque obsequellae, Turp. ap. Non. 215, 32; 29 (Com. Rel. v. 63 and 210 Rib.); Afran. ap. Non. 216, 3 (Com. Rel. v. 257 Rib.): obsequelam facere (alicui), to show complaisance, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 50 (Fleck. obsequentiam): qui regi per obsequelam orationis cari erant, through obsequiousness in speaking, i. e. because they spoke as he liked, Sall. ap. Non. 215, 33 (Hist. 2, 49 Dietsch).

Origins

From obsequor (“to comply with”) + -ēla.

Quick answers

What does obsequēla mean in Latin?
obsequēla, a noun, means “compliance, obsequiousness”.
What is the genitive of obsequēla?
The genitive singular is obsequēlae. obsequēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce obsequēla?
In classical Latin, [ɔp.sɛˈkʷeː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ob.seˈkʷɛː.la].