herbula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of herba (“grass, vegetation”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈher.bu.la/, [ˈhɛrbʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bu.la/, [ˈɛrbulä]

Noun

herbula f (genitive herbulae); first declension

1. a small herb

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	herbula	herbulae
Genitive	herbulae	herbulārum
Dative	herbulae	herbulīs
Accusative	herbulam	herbulās
Ablative	herbulā	herbulīs
Vocative	herbula	herbulae

Related terms

• herba
• herbāceus
• herbāns
• herbāria
• herbārius

• herbāticus
• herbeus
• herbidus
• herbifer

• herbilis
• herbipotens
• herbōsus
• herbuscula

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.