LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pustula

pustula f (genitive pustulae)

Meaning

  1. feminineinflamed sore, blister, pustule

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepustulapustulae
genitivepustulaepustulārum
dativepustulaepustulīs
accusativepustulampustulās
ablativepustulāpustulīs
vocativepustulapustulae

pustŭla, ae, f. pus; cf. pusula.
I. Upon the skin, a blister, pimple, pustule: eruptiones quaedam pustularum, et ulcuscula, Sen. Ep. 72, 6; Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 238; 20, 13, 51, § 141 (pusula in both cases, Jahn); Tib. 2, 3, 9 (passula, M.); Mart. 11, 98.—
II. Upon other things, a bubble, blister, e. g. in boiling water, in lime, on earthen-ware, etc., Vitr. 7, 2; Plin. 20, 18, 86, § 203 (pusula, Jahn); 37, 7, 26, § 98 (pusulis, Jahn); Mart. 8, 51, 6.

Origins

Probably ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European imitative root *pus- (“to blow, swell”). Akin to Ancient Greek φυσάω (phusáō). Alternatively related to or derived from pūs.

Descendants
  • Catalanpústula
  • Englishpustule
  • Frenchpustule
  • Italianpustola
  • Portuguesepústula
  • Portuguesebostela
  • Romanianpustulă
  • Romanianpușchea
  • Spanishpústula
  • Spanishpostilla

Quick answers

What does pustula mean in Latin?
pustula, a noun, means “inflamed sore, blister, pustule”.
What is the genitive of pustula?
The genitive singular is pustulae. pustula is feminine, first declension.