LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scapula1

scapula f (genitive scapulae)
Classical[ˈska.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.pu.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA shoulder blade, scapula

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescapulascapulae
genitivescapulaescapulārum
dativescapulaescapulīs
accusativescapulamscapulās
ablativescapulāscapulīs
vocativescapulascapulae

scăpŭla, ae, f.,
I. a kind of vine, = vennucula, q. v., Plin. 14, 2, 6, § 34.
scăpŭla, ae, f., v. scapulae
I. fin.

Origins

Late Latin scapula "shoulder" from Classical Latin scapulae (“shoulders”).

Descendants
  • Catalanescàpula
  • Englishscapula
  • Englishscapular
  • Englishscapulary
  • Italianscapola
  • Italianscapolare
  • Portugueseescápula
  • Romanianscapulă
  • Spanishescápula
  • Spanishescapular

In English words that came into English from scapula

  • scapularscapulāre
  • scapulascapula
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Scapula2
Scapula m sg (genitive Scapulae)
Classical[ˈska.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.pu.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularPublius Ostorius Scapula, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScapula—
genitiveScapulae—
dativeScapulae—
accusativeScapulam—
ablativeScapulā—
vocativeScapula—

Scăpŭla, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname.
I. A partisan of Pompey, the main instigator of the Spanish war, Auct. B. Hisp. 33; Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 1.—
II. A usurer in the time of Cicero, Cic. Quint. 4, 17.—Hence, Scă-pŭlānus, a, um, adj., named after one Scapula: horti, Cic. Att. 12, 40, 4.

Origins

From scapula (“shoulder”).

Quick answers

What does scapula mean in Latin?
scapula, a noun, means “A shoulder blade, scapula”.
What is the genitive of scapula?
The genitive singular is scapulae. scapula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scapula?
In classical Latin, [ˈska.pʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskaː.pu.la].