LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sūtēla

sūtēla f (genitive sūtēlae)
Classical[suːˈteː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[suˈtɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. A sewing together.
  2. figurativelyA cunning device, artifice, trick, wile, stratagem.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūtēlasūtēlae
genitivesūtēlaesūtēlārum
dativesūtēlaesūtēlīs
accusativesūtēlamsūtēlās
ablativesūtēlāsūtēlīs
vocativesūtēlasūtēlae

sūtēla, ae, f. suo, prop. a sewing together; hence, trop.,
I. a cunning device or contrivance, an artifice, trick, wile (Plautin.): sutelae dolosae astutiae a similitudine suentium dictae, Fest. pp. 310 and 311 Müll.: ob sutelas tuas, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 34; id. Cas. 1, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*syewH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*syuHyéti?
  3. Proto-Italic*sūō
  4. Latinsūtēla

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin sūtēla From suō (“sew, stitch”) + -ēla.

Quick answers

What does sūtēla mean in Latin?
sūtēla, a noun, means “A sewing together.; A cunning device, artifice, trick, wile, stratagem.”.
What is the genitive of sūtēla?
The genitive singular is sūtēlae. sūtēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sūtēla?
In classical Latin, [suːˈteː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈtɛː.la].
Where does sūtēla come from?
Proto-Indo-European *syewH- → Proto-Indo-European *syuHyéti? → Proto-Italic *sūō → Latin sūtēla.