perula
English
Etymology
From Latin pērula, diminutive of pera (“wallet”), from Ancient Greek [Term?]. Compare French pérule.
Noun
perula (plural perulae)
- (botany) One of the scales of a leaf bud.
- (botany) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchids.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “perula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Latin
Etymology 1
The diminutive form of pēra (“a bag”, “a wallet”), formed as pēra + -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpeː.ru.la/, [ˈpeːrʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ru.la/, [ˈpɛːrulä]
Noun
pērula f (genitive pērulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pērula | pērulae |
| Genitive | pērulae | pērulārum |
| Dative | pērulae | pērulīs |
| Accusative | pērulam | pērulās |
| Ablative | pērulā | pērulīs |
| Vocative | pērula | pērulae |
References
- “pērŭla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
From pirum (“a pear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ru.la/, [ˈpɛrʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ru.la/, [ˈpɛːrulä]
Noun
perula f (genitive perulae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) pearl (shelly concretion, usually found in oysters, and often valued in a manner akin to semi-precious gems)
- 1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269:
- Una Perla ad modum camahuti.
- A pearl in the manner of a cameo.
- 1272, an unknown source in The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (1867), viii, page 269:
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | perula | perulae |
| Genitive | perulae | perulārum |
| Dative | perulae | perulīs |
| Accusative | perulam | perulās |
| Ablative | perulā | perulīs |
| Vocative | perula | perulae |
Synonyms
- (pearl): margarīta (Classical)
References
- “perula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- perula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 794/2, “perula”