plumula

English

Etymology

Latin plūmula (“a small feather”)

Noun

plumula (plural plumulas or plumulae)

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

References
  • plumula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Etymology

From plūma (“feather”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpluː.mu.la/, [ˈpɫ̪uːmʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈplu.mu.la/, [ˈpluːmulä]

Noun

plūmula f (genitive plūmulae); first declension

  1. a small feather
  2. 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

Descendants
  • Catalan: plúmula
  • English: plumule, plumula
  • Spanish: plúmula
  • Portuguese: plúmula

References
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