What does ulva mean in Latin?

ulva, a noun, means “sedge”.

What is the genitive of ulva?

The genitive singular is ulvae. ulva is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈʊɫ.wa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈul.va].

noun · femininefirst declension

ulva f (genitive ulvae)

Classical[ˈʊɫ.wa]Ecclesiastical[ˈul.va]

herba mollis, quae in rīpīs crēscit

ulva -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 16

ulva, ae, f. root or-, ol-; cf. origo,

I. sedge: Ulva conferva, Linn.; Plin. 16, 1, 1, § 4; 17, 23, 35, § 209; 21, 17, 68, § 111; Cato, R. R. 37, 2; Col. 4, 13, 2; Verg. G. 3, 175; id. E. 8, 87; Ov. M. 4, 299; 6, 345; 8, 336; Hor. S. 2, 4, 42.

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

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