LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trulla

trulla f (genitive trullae)

Meaning

  1. femininesmall ladle or scoop

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrullatrullae
genitivetrullaetrullārum
dativetrullaetrullīs
accusativetrullamtrullās
ablativetrullātrullīs
vocativetrullatrullae

trulla, ae, f. dim. trua.
I. Lit., a small ladle, dipper, or scoop (esp. for dipping wine from the crater into the drinking-cups), Varr. L. L. 5, § 118; Cato, R. R. 13, 2 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62 sq.; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144; Mart. 9, 97, 1; Plin. 37, 2, 7. § 20; Dig. 34, 2, 36 al.—
II. Transf.
A. A scoop-shaped fire-pan, Liv. 37, 11, 13.—
B. A mason's trowel, Pall. 1, 15; 1, 13, 2.—
C. = trulleum, a basin, wash-basin, Juv. 3, 108.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ella Latin trulla From trua (“ladle”) + -ella (feminine diminutive suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Englishtrowelfrom Middle French truelle
  • Frenchtruellefrom Middle French truelle
  • Portuguesetrolha
  • Sardiniantrudha
  • Sardinianturudha
  • Sardinianturra
  • Galiciantruelfrom Middle French truelle
  • Galiciantrollo
Byzantine Greek
  • Greekτρούλος
  • Greekτούρλα

In English words that came into English from trulla

  • troweltruella

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTrullaTrulla 1. A ladle for stirring and skimming (= τορύνη), in which sense trua also is used. 2. Trulla vinaria, a sort of ladle used like a cyathus for t…

Quick answers

What does trulla mean in Latin?
trulla, a noun, means “small ladle or scoop”.
What is the genitive of trulla?
The genitive singular is trullae. trulla is feminine, first declension.