LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

veprēcula

veprēcula f (genitive veprēculae)
Classical[wɛˈpreː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[veˈprɛː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. small thorn or brier bush

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeveprēculaveprēculae
genitiveveprēculaeveprēculārum
dativeveprēculaeveprēculīs
accusativeveprēculamveprēculās
ablativeveprēculāveprēculīs
vocativeveprēculaveprēculae

vē^prēcŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little thorn- or brier - bush: illa ex vepreculis extracta nitedula, Cic. Sest. 33, 72.—Prov.: vipera est in vepreculā, there's a viper in the bush, of a hidden danger, Pompon. ap. Non. 231, 13 (Com. Rel. v. 130 Rib.; cf.: latet anguis in herba).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin veprēcula From veprēs + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does veprēcula mean in Latin?
veprēcula, a noun, means “small thorn or brier bush”.
What is the genitive of veprēcula?
The genitive singular is veprēculae. veprēcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce veprēcula?
In classical Latin, [wɛˈpreː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈprɛː.ku.la].