LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rotella

rotella f (genitive rotellae)
Classical[rɔˈtɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[roˈtɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininesmall wheel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerotellarotellae
genitiverotellaerotellārum
dativerotellaerotellīs
accusativerotellamrotellās
ablativerotellārotellīs
vocativerotellarotellae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-
  2. Latinrotella

Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin rotella From rota (“wheel”) + -ellus (diminutive suffix) or rotula + -lus.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchrouellefrom Old French rodele
  • Englishrowelfrom Old French rodele
  • Catalanrodella
  • Occitanrodèla
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserodelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese rodela
  • Spanishrodillafrom Old Spanish rodiella
  • Aragonesearrodèra
  • Asturianrodilla
  • Asturianrodiella
  • Galicianrodelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese rodela
Italo-Romance
  • Italianrotella
  • Sicilianrutedda
  • Venetanrodèła
  • Venetanruèła
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianrudiele
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianrodela
  • Lombardrodela
  • Piedmonteseroela

Quick answers

What does rotella mean in Latin?
rotella, a noun, means “small wheel”.
What is the genitive of rotella?
The genitive singular is rotellae. rotella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rotella?
In classical Latin, [rɔˈtɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈtɛl.la].
Where does rotella come from?
Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- → Latin rotella.