meretricula
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛ.rɛˈtriː.kʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [me.reˈt̪riː.ku.la]
Noun
meretrīcula f (genitive meretrīculae); first declension
- diminutive of meretrīx (“a female prostitute or courtesan”)
- cute little wench
- Synonym: (pejorative) scortillum
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meretrīcula | meretrīculae |
| genitive | meretrīculae | meretrīculārum |
| dative | meretrīculae | meretrīculīs |
| accusative | meretrīculam | meretrīculās |
| ablative | meretrīculā | meretrīculīs |
| vocative | meretrīcula | meretrīculae |
References
- “meretrīcula” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
Further reading
- “meretricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “meretricula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- meretricula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.