LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

spatula

spatula f (genitive spatulae)
Classical[ˈspa.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.tu.la]
spathula

Meaning

  1. femininea broad, flat piece.
    spatula porcina"leg of pork".
  2. femininea little palm frond.
  3. Late Latinfemininea scapula (shoulder blade).
  4. Late Latinfemininea spoon or spatula (kitchenware).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespatulaspatulae
spathulae
genitivespatulae
spathulae		spatulārum
spathulārum
dativespatulae
spathulae		spatulīs
spathulīs
accusativespatulam
spathulam		spatulās
spathulās
ablativespatulāspatulīs
spathulīs
vocativespatulaspatulae
spathulae

spătŭla (spăth-), ae, f. dim. spatha. *
I. A broad piece: porcina, a leg of pork, Apic. 4, 3, § 174 sqq.—*
II. A little palmbranch, Vulg. Lev. 23, 40.

Origins

Diminutive from spatha (“broad, flat tool”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanespatlla
  • Catalanespàtula
  • Englishspatula
  • Frenchépaulefrom Old French espalle
  • Englishspauldfrom Old French espalle
  • Frenchspatule
  • GermanSpatel
  • Italianspalla
  • Italianspatola
  • Occitanespatla
Northern Italo-Romance
  • Friulianspale
  • Romagnolspàla
  • Romanshspatla
  • Venetanspała

Quick answers

What does spatula mean in Latin?
spatula, a noun, means “a broad, flat piece.; a little palm frond.; a scapula (shoulder blade).”.
What is the genitive of spatula?
The genitive singular is spatulae. spatula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce spatula?
In classical Latin, [ˈspa.tʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspaː.tu.la].