puella

Latin

Etymology

From puellus (“a little boy”), contracted from puerulus (“a little boy, a little slave”) the diminutive of puer (“boy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /puˈel.la/

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Noun

puella (genitive puellae); f, first declension

1. a girl, a lass, a maiden; a female child

   Parvola puella.

   A young girl.

   Pueri atque puellae.

   Boys and girls.

   Pueri innuptaeque puellae.

   Boys and unmarried maidens.

2. (poetic) a sweetheart, a mistress, a beloved maiden

   Cara mea puella.

   My beloved girl.

3. (in jest) a kitten
4. a young woman, a young wife
5. (rare) a female slave
6. vocative singular of puella

puellā

1. ablative singular of puella

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	puella	puellae
genitive	puellae	puellārum
dative	puellae	puellīs
accusative	puellam	puellās
ablative	puellā	puellīs
vocative	puella	puellae

Synonyms

• (girl): fēmella

Antonyms

• (girl): puer

Derived terms

• puellam pario

Related terms

• puellāris
• puellula
• puer
• puera
• puerīliter
• puerīlis