LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pellicula

pellicula f (genitive pelliculae)
Classical[pɛlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[pelˈliː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivefemininediminutive of pellis (“skin, hide”)
  2. femininea female prostitute
  3. New Latinfemininemovie, film, video

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepelliculapelliculae
genitivepelliculaepelliculārum
dativepelliculaepelliculīs
accusativepelliculampelliculās
ablativepelliculāpelliculīs
vocativepelliculapelliculae

pellĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. pellis,
I. a small skin or hide: haedina, Cic. Mur. 36, 76: caprina, Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 99. furtivae aurum Pelliculae, i.e. the golden fleece, Juv. 1, 11: haedorum, Vulg. Gen. 27, 16.—Prov.: pel liculam curare, to take care of one's skin, i.e. to make much of one's self, Hor. S. 2, 5, 38 (for which: cutem curare, id. Ep. 1, 2, 29; 1, 4, 15): memento in pelliculā, cerdo, tenere tuā, i.e. stick to your last, keep within your own sphere, Mart. 3, 16, 6: pelliculam veterem retinere, i.e. to keep to one's old courses, Pers. 5, 116.—
2. Transf., = scortum, Auct. Atell. Inc. IX.

Origins

From pellis (“skin, hide”) + -cula (diminutive suffix). (a female prostitute): Compare typologically scortum, Russian шку́ра (škúra).

Descendants
  • Catalanpel·lícula
  • Englishpellicle
  • Frenchpellicule
  • Romanianpeliculăfrom French pellicule
  • Italianpellicola
  • Portuguesepelícula
  • Spanishpelleja
  • Spanishpelícula
  • Asturianpelleya
  • Asturianpelleyu

Quick answers

What does pellicula mean in Latin?
pellicula, a noun, means “diminutive of pellis (“skin, hide”); a female prostitute; movie, film, video”.
What is the genitive of pellicula?
The genitive singular is pelliculae. pellicula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pellicula?
In classical Latin, [pɛlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pelˈliː.ku.la].