LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

textūra

textūra f (genitive textūrae)
Classical[tɛkˈstuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[tekˈstuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. weaving
  2. web
  3. texture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetextūratextūrae
genitivetextūraetextūrārum
dativetextūraetextūrīs
accusativetextūramtextūrās
ablativetextūrātextūrīs
vocativetextūratextūrae

textūra, ae, f. texo,
I. a web, texture (very rare).
I. Lit.: aranearum, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 24: Minervae, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23. Sen. Ep. 121, 22.—
II. Transf., a construction, structure: quam tenui constet texturā (animi natura), Lucr. 3, 209; Luc. 9, 777.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téḱseti
  3. Proto-Italic*teksō?
  4. Latintextūra

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūra From texō + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalantextura
  • Englishtexture
  • Frenchtexture
  • GermanTextur
  • Portuguesetextura
  • Romaniantextură
  • Spanishtextura
  • Danishtekstur
  • Norwegian Bokmåltekstur
  • Norwegian Nynorsktekstur

In English words that came into English from textūra

  • texturetextūra

Quick answers

What does textūra mean in Latin?
textūra, a noun, means “weaving; web; texture”.
What is the genitive of textūra?
The genitive singular is textūrae. textūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce textūra?
In classical Latin, [tɛkˈstuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tekˈstuː.ra].
Where does textūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti → Proto-Italic *teksō? → Latin textūra.