LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vīticula

vīticula f (genitive vīticulae)
Classical[wiːˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[viˈtiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. little vine
  2. tendril (of a plant)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīticulavīticulae
genitivevīticulaevīticulārum
dativevīticulaevīticulīs
accusativevīticulamvīticulās
ablativevīticulāvīticulīs
vocativevīticulavīticulae

vītĭcŭla (vītĕc-, Plin. Ep. 1, 24, 4), ae, f. dim. vitis.
I. A little vine, Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 86; Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 2, 230; Val. Cat. Dir. 11, 5.—
II. A tendril, in gen.: fruticis, Plin. 24, 11, 58, § 98: cucumeris, Pall. 4, 9, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéh₁itis
  3. Proto-Italic*wītis
  4. Latinvīticula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin vīticula From vītis (“vine”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishvedija
  • Spanishvedeja
  • Spanishguedeja
  • Asturianvidía
Italo-Romance
  • Italianviticchio
  • Neapolitanviticchia
  • Sicilianviticchiu
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchvrillefrom Old French vedille, veille, verille
  • Franco-Provençalvillo
  • Gasconvidelha
  • Gasconvedilha
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Ladinvadadla
  • Romanshvadeglia
  • Romanshvadaglia
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesealviria

Quick answers

What does vīticula mean in Latin?
vīticula, a noun, means “little vine; tendril (of a plant)”.
What is the genitive of vīticula?
The genitive singular is vīticulae. vīticula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vīticula?
In classical Latin, [wiːˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈtiː.ku.la].
Where does vīticula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- → Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis → Proto-Italic *wītis → Latin vīticula.