matercula
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive from māter (“mother”) + -cula.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maːˈter.ku.la/, [mäːˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈter.ku.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛrkulä]
Noun
[edit]mātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension
- diminutive of māter
- (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.