Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from ervum (vetch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ervilia f (genitive erviliae); first declension

  1. (botany) A type of vetch.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ervilia erviliae
Genitive erviliae erviliārum
Dative erviliae erviliīs
Accusative erviliam erviliās
Ablative erviliā erviliīs
Vocative ervilia erviliae
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Descendants

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  • Galician: ervella
  • Italian: rubiglio
  • Portuguese: ervilha
  • Spanish: arveja, ervilla
  • Albanian: rrylë
  • English: ervil

References

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  • ervilia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ervilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.