famula

== Latin == === Etymology === Feminine form of famulus; famulus +‎ -a (feminine suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfa.mʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.mu.la] === Noun === famula f (genitive famulae, masculine famulus); first declension female servant; maid, handmaiden, maid-servant temple attendant ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== 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.