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matercula

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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.

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.