granulum

Latin

Etymology

grānum (“grain, seed”) +‎ -ulum.

Noun

grānulum n (genitive grānulī); second declension

  1. diminutive of grānum
  2. granule (small grain)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative grānulum grānula
genitive grānulī grānulōrum
dative grānulō grānulīs
accusative grānulum grānula
ablative grānulō grānulīs
vocative grānulum grānula

Descendants

  • → Catalan: grànul
  • → English: granule
  • → Italian: granulo
  • → Portuguese: grânulo

References

  • “granulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • granulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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