LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vōcula1

vōcula f (genitive vōculae)
Classical[ˈwoː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. literallya small or feeble voice
  2. a soft note or tone
  3. a little, petty speech
  4. a little word, particle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevōculavōculae
genitivevōculaevōculārum
dativevōculaevōculīs
accusativevōculamvōculās
ablativevōculāvōculīs
vocativevōculavōculae

vōcŭla, ae, f. dim. vox,
I. a small or feeble voice (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: recreandae voculae causā, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 1: mea, Prop. 1, 16, 27.—
II. Transf.
A. A soft note or tone: quanto molliores sunt et delicatiores in cantu flexiones et falsae voculae quam certae et severae? Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 98.—
B. A little, petty speech; a little word, particle: incurrit haec nostra laurus non solum in oculos, sed jam etiam in voculas malevolorum, Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 2: significatio hujus voculae (saltem), Gell. 12, 14, 5.

Origins

The diminutive form of vōx (“a voice”, “a tone”, “a speech”, “a word”), formed as vōc- (stem of vōx) + -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Descendants
  • Englishvocular
  • Englishvocule

In English words that came into English from vōcula

  • voculevōcula
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Vōcula2
Vōcula m sg (genitive Vōculae)
Classical[ˈwoː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Gaius Dillius Vocula, a Roman commander

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVōcula—
genitiveVōculae—
dativeVōculae—
accusativeVōculam—
ablativeVōculā—
vocativeVōcula—

Origins

From vōcula (“feeble voice”).

Quick answers

What does vōcula mean in Latin?
vōcula, a noun, means “a small or feeble voice; a soft note or tone; a little, petty speech”.
What is the genitive of vōcula?
The genitive singular is vōculae. vōcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vōcula?
In classical Latin, [ˈwoː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.ku.la].