famulus

English

Etymology

From Latin famulus.

Noun

famulus (plural famuli)

1. a close attendant

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See also

• familiar noun

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *famn̥-ló- 'servile, domestic (adj.)' (cf. Oscan famel 'servile'), derivative of *fāmn̥ 'house, home' (cf. Oscan faama 'house') < Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-mn̥  'house, home', literally 'that which is established' (cf. Sanskrit dhāman 'house'), derived from the verb root *dʰeh₁- 'to set down, to establish'.

Adjective

famulus m (feminine famula, neuter famulum); first/second declension

1. serving, servile

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	famulus	famula	famulum		famulī	famulae	famula
genitive	famulī	famulae	famulī		famulōrum	famulārum	famulōrum
dative	famulō	famulae	famulō		famulīs	famulīs	famulīs
accusative	famulum	famulam	famulum		famulōs	famulās	famula
ablative	famulō	famulā	famulō		famulīs	famulīs	famulīs
vocative	famule	famula	famulum		famulī	famulae	famula

Noun

famulus (genitive famulī); m, second declension

1. a servant, slave

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	famulus	famulī
genitive	famulī	famulōrum
dative	famulō	famulīs
accusative	famulum	famulōs
ablative	famulō	famulīs
vocative	famule	famulī

Synonyms

• famul

Derived terms

• familia

Descendants

• Albanian: famull
• English: famulus
• Italian: famulo
• Portuguese: fâmulo
• Spanish: fámulo