Latin

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Etymology

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Diminutive from māter (mother) +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension

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

Declension

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First-declension noun.

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

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  • 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.