matercula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from māter (mother) + -cula.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maːˈter.ku.la/, [maːˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫa]

Noun

mātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension

  1. diminutive of māter
  2. (affectionate) little mother

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mātercula māterculae
Genitive māterculae māterculārum
Dative māterculae māterculīs
Accusative māterculam māterculās
Ablative māterculā māterculīs
Vocative mātercula māterculae

References

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