gemmula

English

Noun

gemmula (plural gemmulae)

1. Alternative form of gemmule (in various senses)

Latin

Etymology

From gemma (“bud, gem”) +‎ -ula.

Noun

gemmula f (genitive gemmulae); first declension

1. diminutive of gemma:
   1. small bud
   2. small gem

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gemmula	gemmulae
Genitive	gemmulae	gemmulārum
Dative	gemmulae	gemmulīs
Accusative	gemmulam	gemmulās
Ablative	gemmulā	gemmulīs
Vocative	gemmula	gemmulae

Descendants

• English: gemmule
• French: gemmule
• Italian: gemmula
• Old French: gemble
• Piedmontese: zerma
• Portuguese: gêmula

References

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