LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

strebula

strebula n pl (genitive strebulōrum)
Classical[ˈstrɛ.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈstrɛː.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. neuterpluralplural onlyThe flesh about the haunches

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—strebula
genitive—strebulōrum
dative—strebulīs
accusative—strebula
ablative—strebulīs
vocative—strebula

strebŭla, ae, f., and strebŭla (stri-bŭla), ōrum, n.,
I. the flesh about the haunches: strebula Umbrico nomine Plautus appellat coxendices hostiarum, etc., Fest. p. 313; cf. id. p. 312 Müll.: stribula, ut Opilius scribit, circum coxendices sunt bovis, Varr. L. L. 7, § 67 ib.: non placet carnem strebulam appellare, quae taurorum e coxendicibus demitur, Arn. 7, 230.

Origins

Maybe from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Ancient Greek στρεβλός (streblós, “twisted, crooked”) and στρόβος (stróbos, “whirling round”).

Quick answers

What does strebula mean in Latin?
strebula, a noun, means “The flesh about the haunches”.
What is the genitive of strebula?
The genitive singular is strebulōrum. strebula is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce strebula?
In classical Latin, [ˈstrɛ.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstrɛː.bu.la].