Latin edit

Etymology edit

Diminutive from māter (mother) +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension

  1. Diminutive of māter
  2. (endearing) little mother

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

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

Related terms edit

References edit

  • 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.