herbula

Latin

Etymology

From herba (“grass, vegetation”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

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.

	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.