LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

umbella

umbella f (genitive umbellae)
Classical[ʊmˈbɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[umˈbɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA sunshade, parasol, or umbrella.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeumbellaumbellae
genitiveumbellaeumbellārum
dativeumbellaeumbellīs
accusativeumbellamumbellās
ablativeumbellāumbellīs
vocativeumbellaumbellae

umbella, ae, f. dim. umbra (a little shadow, i. e. meton.),
I. a sunshade, parasol, umbrella, Mart. 14, 28 in lemm.; 11, 73, 6; Juv. 9, 50.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin umbella From umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanumbel·la
  • Englishumbel
  • Frenchombelle
  • Italianumbella
  • Italianombella
  • Portugueseumbela
  • Spanishumbela
  • Italianombrellafrom Late Latin umbrella
  • Italianombrellofrom Late Latin umbrella
  • Irishumbalfrom English umbel

Quick answers

What does umbella mean in Latin?
umbella, a noun, means “A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella.”.
What is the genitive of umbella?
The genitive singular is umbellae. umbella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce umbella?
In classical Latin, [ʊmˈbɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [umˈbɛl.la].