LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sitella

sitella f (genitive sitellae)
Classical[sɪˈtɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[siˈtɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininean urn for holding ballots

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesitellasitellae
genitivesitellaesitellārum
dativesitellaesitellīs
accusativesitellamsitellās
ablativesitellāsitellīs
vocativesitellasitellae

sĭtella, ae, f. dim. situla,
I. a kind of urn used in drawing lots. It was made narrow at the top, so that but one lot at a time could be on the surface of the water with which it was partly filled, Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 17; 2, 5, 34; 2, 5, 43; 2, 6, 11; 2, 6, 44: sitellam detulit, Auct. Her. 1, 12, 21: de M. Octavio deferre sitellam, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 106: sitella lata est, ut sortirentur, Liv. 25, 3, 16 Weissenb. ad loc.; 41, 18, 8.

Origins

From situla (“urn, bucket”) + -la (diminutive suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchseaufrom Old French seel
  • Franco-Provençalsiau
  • Franco-Provençalsar
Padanian
  • Ladinscedél
  • Lombardsidèl
  • Lombardsidél
  • Lombardsedêl
  • Piedmontesesidèl
  • Romanshsadial
Elsewhere
  • Franco-Provençalche̱le
  • Franco-Provençalcële
  • Lombardsidèla
  • Lombardsedèla
  • Romanshsadeala
  • Romanshsadela

Quick answers

What does sitella mean in Latin?
sitella, a noun, means “an urn for holding ballots”.
What is the genitive of sitella?
The genitive singular is sitellae. sitella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sitella?
In classical Latin, [sɪˈtɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈtɛl.la].