cubula

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from cubus (“a mass, quantity”) +‎ -ula This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʊ.bʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkuː.bu.la]

Noun

cubula f (genitive cubulae); first declension

1. (Late Latin, rare) a kind of sacred cake
   • c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24:

     Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? [....] Series vero, quae sequitur, liborum significantias continet

     What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula? [....] while the series of names which follows denotes consecrated cakes.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cubula	cubulae
genitive	cubulae	cubulārum
dative	cubulae	cubulīs
accusative	cubulam	cubulās
ablative	cubulā	cubulīs
vocative	cubula	cubulae

References

c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24