LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

papula

papula f (genitive papulae)
Classical[ˈpa.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.pu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininepustule, pimple
  2. femininemote

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepapulapapulae
genitivepapulaepapulārum
dativepapulaepapulīs
accusativepapulampapulās
ablativepapulāpapulīs
vocativepapulapapulae

păpŭla, ae, f. dim. root pamp-, pap, to swell; in Gr. πομφός; cf. 2. populus,
I. a pustule, pimple, Cels. 5, 28, 18: ardentes, Verg. G. 3, 564: eruptiones papularum, Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 67: rubentes papulas sanare, id. 26, 11, 73, § 120; Vulg. Lev. 14, 56.—Prov.: papulas observatis alienas obsiti plurimis ulceribus, i. e. you see the mote in your brother's eye, but not the beam in your own, Sen. Vit. Beat. 27.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *pap- (“pock mark, nipple”).

Descendants
  • Frenchpapule
  • Italianpapula
  • Portuguesepápula
  • Spanishpápula
  • Sicilianpàpula
  • Middle Englishpipilȝendefrom Old English piplian

In English words that came into English from papula

  • papillapapilla
  • papulepapula
  • papulapapula

Quick answers

What does papula mean in Latin?
papula, a noun, means “pustule, pimple; mote”.
What is the genitive of papula?
The genitive singular is papulae. papula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce papula?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.pʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.pu.la].
Which English words come from papula?
English words that go back to Latin papula include papule, papula and papilla.