granulum

Latin

Etymology

grānum (“grain, seed”) +‎ -ulum.

Noun

grānulum n (genitive grānulī); second declension

  1. Diminutive of grānum
  2. granule (small grain)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative grānulum grānula
Genitive grānulī grānulōrum
Dative grānulō grānulīs
Accusative grānulum grānula
Ablative grānulō grānulīs
Vocative grānulum grānula

Descendants
  • Catalan: grànul
  • English: granule
  • Italian: granulo
  • → Portuguese: grânulo

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