"vetula" meaning in Latin

See vetula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.tu.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Feminine of vetulus (“old man”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:from<text:feminine of>|vetulus}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive ending" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vetulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vetula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="vetula"> Head templates: {{la-noun|vetula<1>}} vetula f (genitive vetulae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vetula<1>}} Forms: vetulae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vetula [nominative, singular], vetulae [nominative, plural], vetulae [genitive, singular], vetulārum [genitive, plural], vetulae [dative, singular], vetulīs [dative, plural], vetulam [accusative, singular], vetulās [accusative, plural], vetulā [ablative, singular], vetulīs [ablative, plural], vetula [singular, vocative], vetulae [plural, vocative]
  1. old woman Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-vetula-la-noun-m7ggBMhg Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 54
  2. a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped as an old woman; a term in use among the Druidic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-vetula-la-noun-HOoiSC-u Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin links with manual fragments, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 13 87 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin links with manual fragments: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 92

Inflected forms

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          "english": "dead, but not old",
          "text": "mortua non vetula",
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛː.tu.la]",
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