LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ōricilla

ōricilla f (genitive ōricillae)

Meaning

  1. earlobe
  2. external part of the ear

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōricilla
auricilla		ōricillae
auricillae
genitiveōricillae
auricillae		ōricillārum
auricillārum
dativeōricillae
auricillae		ōricillīs
auricillīs
accusativeōricillam
auricillam		ōricillās
auricillās
ablativeōricillā
auricillā		ōricillīs
auricillīs
vocativeōricilla
auricilla		ōricillae
auricillae

ōrĭcilla (aur-), ae, f. dim. auricula, auris,
I. an ear-lap: mollior ... imula oricilla, Cat. 25, 2.

Origins

From auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa

Quick answers

What does ōricilla mean in Latin?
ōricilla, a noun, means “earlobe; external part of the ear”.
What is the genitive of ōricilla?
The genitive singular is ōricillae. ōricilla is feminine, first declension.