plumula

English

Etymology

Latin plūmula (“a small feather”)

Noun

plumula (plural plumulas or plumulae)

(botany) A plumule.
(zoology) A down feather.

References

“plumula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

From plūma (“feather”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpluː.mu.la/, [ˈpɫ̪uːmʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.mu.la/, [ˈpluːmulä]

Noun

plūmula f (genitive plūmulae); first declension

a small feather
a down feather

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	plūmula	plūmulae
Genitive	plūmulae	plūmulārum
Dative	plūmulae	plūmulīs
Accusative	plūmulam	plūmulās
Ablative	plūmulā	plūmulīs
Vocative	plūmula	plūmulae

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: plúmula
English: plumule, plumula
→ Spanish: plúmula
→ Portuguese: plúmula

References

“plumula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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