LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scrōfulae

scrōfulae f pl (genitive scrōfulārum)
Classical[ˈskroː.fʊ.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈskrɔː.fu.le]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinscrofula

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—scrōfulae
genitive—scrōfulārum
dative—scrōfulīs
accusative—scrōfulās
ablative—scrōfulīs
vocative—scrōfulae

scrōfŭlae, ārum, f. 1. scrofa,
I. a swelling of the glands of the neck, scrofula, Veg. 3, 23, 1.

Origins

Derived from scrōfa (“sow, female pig”), as a semantic calque of Ancient Greek χοιράδες (khoirádes), derived from χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”), because the scars associated with the pathology were deemed reminiscent of a pathology found in pigs.

Descendants
  • Catalanescròfula
  • Englishscrofula
  • Italianscrofola

In English words that came into English from scrōfulae

  • scrofulascrōfulae

Quick answers

What does scrōfulae mean in Latin?
scrōfulae, a noun, means “scrofula”.
What is the genitive of scrōfulae?
The genitive singular is scrōfulārum. scrōfulae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scrōfulae?
In classical Latin, [ˈskroː.fʊ.ɫae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskrɔː.fu.le].