herbula
Latin
Etymology
From herba (“grass, vegetation”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛr.bʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.bu.la]
Noun
herbula f (genitive herbulae); first declension
- a small herb
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbula | herbulae |
| genitive | herbulae | herbulārum |
| dative | herbulae | herbulīs |
| accusative | herbulam | herbulās |
| ablative | herbulā | herbulīs |
| vocative | herbula | herbulae |
Related terms
- See herba.
Descendants
Descendants
- ⇒ Catalan: herbolari
- ⇒ French: herboriste
- → English: herborist
- → Italian: erborista
- → Spanish: herborista
- ⇒ Lombard: erborin
- ⇒ Italian: erborinato
- ⇒ Spanish: herbolario
References
- “herbula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “herbula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- herbula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.