herbula

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈher.bu.la/, [ˈhɛrbʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bu.la/, [ˈɛrbulä]

Noun

herbula f (genitive herbulae); first declension

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

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.

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