famula

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.mu.la/, [ˈfämʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.mu.la/, [ˈfäːmulä]

Noun

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

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	famula	famulae
Genitive	famulae	famulārum
Dative	famulae	famulīs
Accusative	famulam	famulās
Ablative	famulā	famulīs
Vocative	famula	famulae

Related terms

• famulātiō
• famulātus
• famulō
• famulor
• famulus

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.