LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

particella

particella f (genitive particellae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininesmall portion

Origins

From particula + -la (diminutive ending). Attested in the Albertini Tablets.

Ibero-Romance
  • Catalanbarcella
  • Spanishpartecillafrom Old Spanish parteziella
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianpărticea
Italo-Romance
  • Italianparticella
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanparcèla
  • Old Frenchparcelle

In English words that came into English from particella

  • parcelparticella

Quick answers

What does particella mean in Latin?
particella, a noun, means “small portion”.
What is the genitive of particella?
The genitive singular is particellae. particella is feminine, first declension.