LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

perula1

perula f (genitive perulae)
Classical[ˈpɛ.rʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.ru.la]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininepearl (shelly concretion, usually found in oysters, and often valued in a manner akin to semi-precious gems)
    1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269A pearl in the manner of a cameo.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperulaperulae
pellae, perlae, pernae
genitiveperulae
pellae, perlae, pernae		perulārum
pellārum, perlārum, pernārum
dativeperulae
pellae, perlae, pernae		perulīs
pellīs, perlīs, pernīs
accusativeperulam
pellam, perlam, pernam		perulās
pellās, perlās, pernās
ablativeperulāperulīs
pellīs, perlīs, pernīs
vocativeperulaperulae
pellae, perlae, pernae

Origins

From pirum (“a pear”).

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanperla
  • Occitanpèrla
  • Occitanperlo
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianperèla
  • Sardinianperèlla
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchperlefrom Old French perle
  • Englishpearlfrom Old French perle
  • Walloonpièlefrom Old French perle
  • Afrikaanspêrelfrom Old French perle
  • Negerhollandsperlfrom Old French perle
  • Negerhollandspeerlfrom Old French perle
  • Limburgishpaerelfrom Old French perle
  • Scotspairlfrom Old French perle
  • Scotspurlfrom Old French perle
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepérolafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perla
  • Spanishperla
  • Aragoneseperla
  • Galicianperlafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perla
  • Asturianperlla
  • Mirandeseperla
  • Chavacanoperlafrom Spanish perla
  • Chavacanoperlasfrom Spanish perla
  • Basqueperlafrom Spanish perla
  • Ilocanoperlasfrom Spanish perla
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianperla
  • Corsicanperla
  • Sicilianperla
Elsewhere
  • GermanPerlefrom Old High German perla
  • PlautdietschParlfrom Old Saxon perula
  • Danishperlefrom Old Saxon perula
  • Faroeseperlafrom Old Saxon perula
  • Icelandicperlafrom Old Saxon perula
  • Norwegian Bokmålperlefrom Old Saxon perula
  • Norwegian Nynorskperlefrom Old Saxon perula
  • Swedishpärlafrom Old Saxon perula
  • Alemannic GermanPärlafrom Old High German perla
  • LuxembourgishPärelfrom Old High German perla
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianperle
  • Romanshperla
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardpèrla
  • Piedmonteseperla
noun · femininefirst declension
pērula2
pērula f (genitive pērulae)
Classical[ˈpeː.rʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.ru.la]

Meaning

  1. in literal use
  2. a tumescent womb or paunch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepērula
pella, perla, perna		pērulae
pellae, perlae, pernae
genitivepērulae
pellae, perlae, pernae		pērulārum
pellārum, perlārum, pernārum
dativepērulae
pellae, perlae, pernae		pērulīs
pellīs, perlīs, pernīs
accusativepērulam
pellam, perlam, pernam		pērulās
pellās, perlās, pernās
ablativepērulā
pellā, perlā, pernā		pērulīs
pellīs, perlīs, pernīs
vocativepērula
pella, perla, perna		pērulae
pellae, perlae, pernae

pērŭla, ae, f. dim. pera,
I. a little wallet, a pocket.
I. Lit.: Diogenes fregit exemptum e perulā calicem, Sen. Ep. 90, 11.—
II. Transf., comic., = uterus intumescens, App. M. 5, p. 165, 18.

Origins

The diminutive form of pēra (“a bag”, “a wallet”), formed as pēra + -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Quick answers

What does perula mean in Latin?
perula, a noun, means “pearl (shelly concretion, usually found in oysters, and often valued in a manner akin to semi-precious gems)”.
What is the genitive of perula?
The genitive singular is perulae. perula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce perula?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛ.rʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.ru.la].