LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rānula

rānula f (genitive rānulae)
Classical[ˈraː.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.nu.la]

Meaning

  1. Classical LatinliterallyA little frog, a tadpole.
  2. obsoleteA little swelling on the tongue of cattle.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerānularānulae
genitiverānulaerānulārum
dativerānulaerānulīs
accusativerānulamrānulās
ablativerānulārānulīs
vocativerānularānulae

rānŭla, ae, f. dim. rana.
I. Lit., a little frog, a tadpole, App. M. 9, p. 233, 11. —
II. Transf., a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, Veg. 4, 5, 1 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin rānula From rāna (“a frog”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianranella
  • Italianralla
Borrowings
  • Englishranula
  • Italianranula

In English words that came into English from rānula

  • ranularānula

Quick answers

What does rānula mean in Latin?
rānula, a noun, means “A little frog, a tadpole.; A little swelling on the tongue of cattle.”.
What is the genitive of rānula?
The genitive singular is rānulae. rānula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rānula?
In classical Latin, [ˈraː.nʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraː.nu.la].