famula

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of famulus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.mu.la/, [ˈfa.mʊ.ɫa]

Noun

famula f (genitive famulae); first declension

  1. female slave; maid, handmaiden, maid-servant
  2. temple attendant

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative famula famulae
Genitive famulae famulārum
Dative famulae famulīs
Accusative famulam famulās
Ablative famulā famulīs
Vocative famula famulae

References
  • famula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • famula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • famula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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