servula

Latin

Etymology

From serva (“slave”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈser.u̯u.la/, [ˈs̠ɛru̯ʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈser.vu.la/, [ˈsɛrvulä]

Noun

servula f (genitive servulae); first declension

1. a young servant girl

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	servula	servulae
Genitive	servulae	servulārum
Dative	servulae	servulīs
Accusative	servulam	servulās
Ablative	servulā	servulīs
Vocative	servula	servulae

Synonyms

• (young male servant): servulus
• (young male servant): serviculus

References

• “servula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• servula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.