LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sūtūra

sūtūra f (genitive sūtūrae)
Classical[suːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[suˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a sewing together; seam, stitch, suture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūtūrasūtūrae
genitivesūtūraesūtūrārum
dativesūtūraesūtūrīs
accusativesūtūramsūtūrās
ablativesūtūrāsūtūrīs
vocativesūtūrasūtūrae

sūtūra, ae, f. suo,
I. a sewing together, a seam, suture: scutale crebris suturis duratum, Liv. 38, 29, 6; Cels. 7, 4, 3; 7, 4, 11 fin.; Petr. 13: calvariae, a suture of the skull, Cels. 8, 1 and 4.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin sūtūra From suō (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalansutura
  • Englishsuture
  • Frenchsuture
  • Italiansutura
  • Portuguesesutura
  • Spanishsutura

In English words that came into English from sūtūra

  • suturesūtūra

Quick answers

What does sūtūra mean in Latin?
sūtūra, a noun, means “a sewing together; seam, stitch, suture”.
What is the genitive of sūtūra?
The genitive singular is sūtūrae. sūtūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sūtūra?
In classical Latin, [suːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈtuː.ra].
Where does sūtūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *syewH- → Proto-Indo-European *syuHyéti? → Proto-Italic *sūō → Latin sūtūra.