LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rādula

rādula f (genitive rādulae)
Classical[ˈraː.dʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.du.la]

Meaning

  1. a scraper, scraping-iron

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerādularādulae
genitiverādulaerādulārum
dativerādulaerādulīs
accusativerādulamrādulās
ablativerādulārādulīs
vocativerādularādulae

rādŭla, ae, f. rado,
I. a scraping-iron, scraper, Col. 12, 18, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*razdō
  2. Latinrādula

Latin -ula Latin rādula From rādō (“to scrape”) + -ula. Compare with rāstrum and rallum.

Descendants
  • Englishradula
  • Frenchradula
  • Portugueserádula
  • Dutchradula

Quick answers

What does rādula mean in Latin?
rādula, a noun, means “a scraper, scraping-iron”.
What is the genitive of rādula?
The genitive singular is rādulae. rādula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rādula?
In classical Latin, [ˈraː.dʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraː.du.la].
Where does rādula come from?
Proto-Italic *razdō → Latin rādula.