LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vitula

vitula f (genitive vitulae)
Classical[ˈwɪ.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.tu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininethe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See (Vitulatio)
  2. femininea young cow, a female calf, a heifer
  3. Medieval Latinfemininea stringed musical instrument, probably the viola

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevitulavitulae
genitivevitulaevitulārum
dativevitulaevitulīs
accusativevitulamvitulās
ablativevitulāvitulīs
vocativevitulavitulae

vĭtŭla, ae, v. vitulus.
Vītŭla, ae, f.,
I. the goddess of Victory, of Exultation, Macr. S. 3, 2.

Origins

Feminine counterpart of vitulus (“a [male] calf”). Whether the word for a string instrument is from this source is quite uncertain, but may be related to strings being made from the intestines of cattle; may also be a borrowing from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”).

Descendants
  • Catalanvedella
  • Frenchvelle
  • Italianvitella
  • Occitanvedèla
  • Romanianvițea
  • Sardinianbitella
  • Portuguesevitela
  • Spanishvitela
  • Aragonesevetiecha
  • Aromanianyitsauã

Quick answers

What does vitula mean in Latin?
vitula, a noun, means “the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See (Vitulatio); a young cow, a female calf, a heifer; a stringed musical instrument, probably the viola”.
What is the genitive of vitula?
The genitive singular is vitulae. vitula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vitula?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪ.tʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.tu.la].