LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rotula1

rotula f (genitive rotulae)
Classical[ˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔː.tu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small wheel
  2. femininea scroll, a roll

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerotularotulae
rotulī
genitiverotulae
rotulī		rotulārum
rotulōrum
dativerotulae
rotulō		rotulīs
accusativerotulam
rotulum		rotulās
rotulōs
ablativerotulā
rotulō		rotulīs
vocativerotula
rotule		rotulae
rotulī

rŏtŭla, ae, f. (collat. form rŏtŭlus, i, m., Calp. Ecl. 7, 50), dim. rota,
I. a little wheel, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 38; Col. 11, 3, 52; Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 172; Pall. 1, 20.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotula From rota (“wheel”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrotlle
  • Catalanròtula
  • Frenchrôlefrom Old French role
  • Catalanrolfrom Old French role
  • Spanishrolfrom Old French role
  • Englishrolefrom Old French role
  • Englishrôlefrom Old French role
  • Portugueserolofrom Old French role
  • Englishrollfrom Old French role
  • GermanRollefrom Old French role
noun · femininefirst declension
rotula2
rotula f (genitive rotulae)
Classical[ˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔː.tu.la]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininea rottol (any of various measures of dry or liquid weight originating in the Arab world)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerotula
rotulus		rotulae
rotulī
genitiverotulae
rotulī		rotulārum
rotulōrum
dativerotulae
rotulō		rotulīs
accusativerotulam
rotulum		rotulās
rotulōs
ablativerotulā
rotulō		rotulīs
vocativerotula
rotule		rotulae
rotulī

Origins

From Arabic رَطْل (raṭl); the form is influenced by etymology 1. Doublet of litra.

Quick answers

What does rotula mean in Latin?
rotula, a noun, means “a small wheel; a scroll, a roll”.
What is the genitive of rotula?
The genitive singular is rotulae. rotula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rotula?
In classical Latin, [ˈrɔ.tʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɔː.tu.la].
Where does rotula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- → Latin rotula.