matercula
Latin
editEtymology
editDiminutive from māter (“mother”) + -cula.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maːˈter.ku.la/, [mäːˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈter.ku.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛrkulä]
Noun
editmātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension
- diminutive of māter
- (endearing) little mother
Declension
editFirst-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
editReferences
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.