famula

See also: Famula, famuła, Famuła, and Famułą

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of famulus; famulus +‎ -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

famula f (genitive famulae, masculine famulus); first declension

  1. female servant; maid, handmaiden, maid-servant
  2. temple attendant

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative famula famulae
genitive famulae famulārum
dative famulae famulīs
accusative famulam famulās
ablative famulā famulīs
vocative famula famulae

References

  • famula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • famula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • famula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.