meretricula
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.reˈtriː.ku.la/, [mɛrɛˈt̪riːkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.reˈtri.ku.la/, [mereˈt̪riːkulä]
Noun edit
meretrīcula f (genitive meretrīculae); first declension
- Diminutive of meretrīx (“a female prostitute or courtesan”).
- cute little wench
- Synonym: (pejorative) scortillum
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meretrīcula | meretrīculae |
| Genitive | meretrīculae | meretrīculārum |
| Dative | meretrīculae | meretrīculīs |
| Accusative | meretrīculam | meretrīculās |
| Ablative | meretrīculā | meretrīculīs |
| Vocative | meretrīcula | meretrīculae |
References edit
- “meretrīcula” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
Further reading edit
- “meretricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “meretricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- meretricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.