LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

virgella

virgella f (genitive virgellae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininesmall rod

Origins

From virgula + -la (diminutive ending). Attested in the sixth century CE.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianvergella
  • Italianvergello
  • Arceviaverzellafrom Italian vergella
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanvergella
  • Occitanvarzella
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianvergea
  • Aromanianvirdzeauã
  • Aromanianvirdzeao
  • Megleno-Romanianvirdzeauă
  • Megleno-Romanianvirdzeau̯ă
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianvirghedda
North Italian
  • Italianverzellafrom Emilian verzela
  • Ligurianverzella
  • Lombardvarzella
  • Piedmonteseverzela
  • Romanshvardschallas
  • Romanshvarschallas
  • Romanshvarschellas
  • Venetanverzela
  • Venetansverzela
Gallo-Romance
  • Angevinverdellefrom Old French vergele
  • Angevinverzellefrom Old French vergele
  • Middle Frenchvergellefrom Old French vergele
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisvredellefrom Old French vergele
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisverdellefrom Old French vergele
  • Walloonverdjalefrom Old French vergele

Quick answers

What does virgella mean in Latin?
virgella, a noun, means “small rod”.
What is the genitive of virgella?
The genitive singular is virgellae. virgella is feminine, first declension.