planetula

planetula

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs)bor.
Latin planēta
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ula
Latin planētula

    From planēta (“planet”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

    Noun

    planētula m (genitive planētulae); first declension

    1. (New Latin) small planet, minor planet
      • 2004, Reijo Pitkäranta, Novus planetoides inventus [1], Nuntii Latini 27.2.2004
        Planetulam reppererunt uranographi in schola superiore technica Californiae laborantes.
        Astronomers working at the California Institute of Technology discovered the minor planet.

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative planētula planētulae
    genitive planētulae planētulārum
    dative planētulae planētulīs
    accusative planētulam planētulās
    ablative planētulā planētulīs
    vocative planētula planētulae

    Descendants

    • English: planetule

    References

    • planetula in Ramminger, Johann (16 May 2026 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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