LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

opella

opella f (genitive opellae)

Meaning

  1. diminutivefemininelight work

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeopellaopellae
genitiveopellaeopellārum
dativeopellaeopellīs
accusativeopellamopellās
ablativeopellāopellīs
vocativeopellaopellae

ŏpella, ae, f. dim. opera,
I. little or light pains, labor, service (poet.): parva, Lucr. 1, 1114: forensis, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinopella

Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin opella From opera + -la (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does opella mean in Latin?
opella, a noun, means “light work”.
What is the genitive of opella?
The genitive singular is opellae. opella is feminine, first declension.
Where does opella come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos → Proto-Italic *opos → Latin opella.