matercula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from māter (“mother”) +‎ -cula.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maːˈter.ku.la/, [mäːˈt̪ɛrkʊɫ̪ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈter.ku.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛrkulä]

Noun

mātercula f (genitive māterculae); first declension

Diminutive of māter
(endearing) little mother

Declension

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

References

“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.

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