LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

silvula

silvula f (genitive silvulae)
Classical[ˈsɪɫ.wʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈsil.vu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall forest, copse
    silvula florigeris semper onusta comis. Alcuin, Carmina

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesilvulasilvulae
genitivesilvulaesilvulārum
dativesilvulaesilvulīs
accusativesilvulamsilvulās
ablativesilvulāsilvulīs
vocativesilvulasilvulae

silvŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little wood, a copse (very rare), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sid. Carm. 9, 229.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin silvula From silva (“forest, wood”) + -ula.

Quick answers

What does silvula mean in Latin?
silvula, a noun, means “small forest, copse”.
What is the genitive of silvula?
The genitive singular is silvulae. silvula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce silvula?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪɫ.wʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsil.vu.la].