LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vetula

vetula f (genitive vetulae)
Classical[ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.tu.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineold woman
    mortua non vetuladead, but not old
  2. femininea corn dolly or small figurine, shaped as an old woman; a term in use among the Druidic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century
    7th century AD, Vita Eligii (The Life of St. Eligius), sermons of St. Eligius, translated by Jo Ann McNamara.https://web.archive.org/web/20030923004535/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/germanic/e.php Nullus in Kalendas Januarii nefanda et ridiculosa, vetulas aut cervulos vel iotticosDo not make vetulas, little deer or iotticos)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevetulavetulae
genitivevetulaevetulārum
dativevetulaevetulīs
accusativevetulamvetulās
ablativevetulāvetulīs
vocativevetulavetulae

Origins

Feminine of vetulus (“old man”).

Quick answers

What does vetula mean in Latin?
vetula, a noun, means “old woman; a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped as an old woman; a term in use among the Druidic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century”.
What is the genitive of vetula?
The genitive singular is vetulae. vetula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vetula?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛː.tu.la].