LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

plagula

plagula f (genitive plagulae)
Classical[ˈpɫa.ɡʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.ɡu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesheet of cloth or paper
  2. femininebed-curtain
  3. Medieval Latinfemininea slight stroke or blow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplagulaplagulae
plagellae
genitiveplagulae
plagellae		plagulārum
plagellārum
dativeplagulae
plagellae		plagulīs
plagellīs
accusativeplagulam
plagellam		plagulās
plagellās
ablativeplagulāplagulīs
plagellīs
vocativeplagulaplagulae
plagellae

plăgŭla, ae, f. dim. 3. plaga, C..
I. A bed-curtain, a curtain (class., but not in Cic. or Cæs.): deme plagulam de lecto, Afran. ap. Non. 378, 10; Varr. ib. 86, 7: ii primum vestem stragulam pretiosam, plagulas et alia textilia Romam advexerunt, Liv. 39, 6; Suet. Tit. 10.—
II. A part of a garment which is to be sewed to the other parts, a breadth (ante-class.), Varr. L. L. 9, § 79 Müll.—
B. A sheet of paper (post-Aug.), Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 77.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin plagula From plaga + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does plagula mean in Latin?
plagula, a noun, means “sheet of cloth or paper; bed-curtain; a slight stroke or blow”.
What is the genitive of plagula?
The genitive singular is plagulae. plagula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce plagula?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫa.ɡʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaː.ɡu.la].