LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

offula

offula f (genitive offulae)
Classical[ˈɔf.fʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔf.fu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininelittle bit
  2. femininea bite to eat
  3. derogatoryfeminineterm of abuse for a bad slave

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoffulaoffulae
genitiveoffulaeoffulārum
dativeoffulaeoffulīs
accusativeoffulamoffulās
ablativeoffulāoffulīs
vocativeoffulaoffulae

offŭla (sync. offla), ae, f. dim. offa,
I. a little bit, a small piece (peculiar to the vulg. lang.; cf. Suet. Claud. 40): offula dicta, ut offa minima e suere, Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.: offulam cum duabus costis, id. R. R. 2, 4, 11: carnis, spisse componuntur, Col. 12, 53, 4: polentae caseatae, App. M. 1, p. 103, 34: panis, Veg. Vet. 4, 18; cf. Fall. 1, 29, 4.—Prov.: quis potest sine offulā vivere? Claud. ap. Suet. Cland. 40.—Transf., as a term of abuse applied to a bad slave: quid faciat crucis offla, corvorum cibaria? this gallows-bird, Petr. 58.

Origins

From offa + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Neapolitangnuòffelo
  • Neapolitanguòffolo
Borrowings
  • Albaniannofull

Quick answers

What does offula mean in Latin?
offula, a noun, means “little bit; a bite to eat; term of abuse for a bad slave”.
What is the genitive of offula?
The genitive singular is offulae. offula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce offula?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔf.fʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔf.fu.la].