glaebula

Latin

Alternative forms

  • glēbula

Etymology

From glaeba (“clod of earth”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

glaebula f (genitive glaebulae); first declension

  1. a small clod, a little lump (usually of soil)
  2. (by extension) a small plot of land, a little farm

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative glaebula glaebulae
genitive glaebulae glaebulārum
dative glaebulae glaebulīs
accusative glaebulam glaebulās
ablative glaebulā glaebulīs
vocative glaebula glaebulae

Descendants

  • Angevin: louâbre ⇒ louâbreux, louâbru, louâbrer
  • Corsican: ghielba, ghierba
  • Sardinian: leura (Campidanese)
  • → English: glaebule

References

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