LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trabēcula

trabēcula f (genitive trabēculae)
Classical[traˈbeː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[traˈbɛː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. A small beam.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrabēculatrabēculae
genitivetrabēculaetrabēculārum
dativetrabēculaetrabēculīs
accusativetrabēculamtrabēculās
ablativetrabēculātrabēculīs
vocativetrabēculatrabēculae

trăbĕcŭla or trăbĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. trabs,
I. a little beam, Cato, R. R. 18, 5; Vitr. 10, 21; Inscr. Grut. 207, 1.

Origins

From trabs (“beam, timber”) + -cula (diminutive-forming suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Italiantrabiccolofrom Vulgar Latin *trabiculum
  • Catalantrabècula
  • Englishtrabecula
  • Frenchtrabécule
  • Italiantrabecola
  • Portuguesetrabécula
  • Spanishtrabécula
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantrabiccola

Quick answers

What does trabēcula mean in Latin?
trabēcula, a noun, means “A small beam.”.
What is the genitive of trabēcula?
The genitive singular is trabēculae. trabēcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce trabēcula?
In classical Latin, [traˈbeː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [traˈbɛː.ku.la].