LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

stuppa

stuppa f (genitive stuppae)

Meaning

  1. femininecoarse flax, tow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestuppastuppae
genitivestuppaestuppārum
dativestuppaestuppīs
accusativestuppamstuppās
ablativestuppāstuppīs
vocativestuppastuppae

stuppa (less correctly stūpa, stī-pa), ae, f., = στύππη (στύπη),
I. the coarse part of flax, tow, hards, oakum, Plin. 19, 1, 3, § 17; Varr. ap. Gell. 17, 3, 4; Lucr. 6, 880; Caes. B. C. 3, 101; Liv. 21, 8, 10; Verg. A. 5, 682; Pers. 5, 135; cf. Fest. p. 317 Müll.

Origins

From Ancient Greek στύππη (stúppē), probably from Pre-Greek or another Mediterranean substrate.

Descendants
  • Catalanestopa
  • Frenchétoupefrom Old French estupe
  • Italianstoppa
  • Occitanestopa
  • Portugueseestopa
  • Romanianstupă
  • Spanishestopa
  • Englishestop
  • Englishstupe
  • Aromanianstupã

In English words that came into English from stuppa

  • stifle*stuppāre
  • stupestūpa
  • estopstuppō
  • stuposestupa

Quick answers

What does stuppa mean in Latin?
stuppa, a noun, means “coarse flax, tow”.
What is the genitive of stuppa?
The genitive singular is stuppae. stuppa is feminine, first declension.
Which English words come from stuppa?
English words that go back to Latin stuppa include stupe, stupose, stifle and estop.