LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

planētula

planētula m (genitive planētulae)

Meaning

  1. New Latinsmall planet, minor planet
    2004, Reijo Pitkäranta, Novus planetoides inventus https://web.archive.org/web/20161105000527/http://www.interrete.de/latein/nuntiifinarch3.html, Nuntii Latini 27.2.2004Astronomers working at the California Institute of Technology discovered the minor planet.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplanētulaplanētulae
genitiveplanētulaeplanētulārum
dativeplanētulaeplanētulīs
accusativeplanētulamplanētulās
ablativeplanētulāplanētulīs
vocativeplanētulaplanētulae

Origins

Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs)bor. Latin planēta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin planētula From planēta (“planet”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishplanetule

Quick answers

What does planētula mean in Latin?
planētula, a noun, means “small planet, minor planet”.
What is the genitive of planētula?
The genitive singular is planētulae. planētula is masculine, first declension.