LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tunicula

tunicula f (genitive tuniculae)
Classical[tʊˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[tuˈniː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea small tunic
  2. femininea little coat, skin, or membrane
  3. New Latinfemininea T-shirt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetuniculatuniculae
genitivetuniculaetuniculārum
dativetuniculaetuniculīs
accusativetuniculamtuniculās
ablativetuniculātuniculīs
vocativetuniculatuniculae

tŭnĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. tunica.
I. A little tunic, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 65; Turp. ap. Non. 538, 10; Varr. ib. 228, 27.—
II. A little coat, skin, or membrane: oculorum, Plin. 26, 12, 76, § 123; 29, 6, 38, § 124: stellionis, id. 30, 10, 27, § 88: hordei, Fest. s. v. gluma, p. 98 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin tunicula From tunica (“tunic”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

English
  • Englishtunicle

Quick answers

What does tunicula mean in Latin?
tunicula, a noun, means “a small tunic; a little coat, skin, or membrane; a T-shirt”.
What is the genitive of tunicula?
The genitive singular is tuniculae. tunicula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tunicula?
In classical Latin, [tʊˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tuˈniː.ku.la].