noun · femininefirst declension
adulescentula
adulescentula f (genitive adulescentulae)
Classical[a.dʊ.ɫɛsˈkɛn.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[a.du.leʃˈʃɛn.tu.la]
Meaning
- feminineyoung girl (especially as a term of endearment)
Intereā, inter mulierēs / quae ibi aderant, forte ūnam aspiciō adulescentulam, / fōrma…
Meanwhile, among the women who were there, by chance I caught sight of one young girl, [her] beauty … [The character Simo cannot find the words to say.]166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 117–119
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adulescentula | adulescentulae |
| genitive | adulescentulae | adulescentulārum |
| dative | adulescentulae | adulescentulīs |
| accusative | adulescentulam | adulescentulās |
| ablative | adulescentulā | adulescentulīs |
| vocative | adulescentula | adulescentulae |
ădŭlescentŭla (not ădŏl-), ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a very young maiden; also as a term of endearment for an adult:
salveto, adulescentula, good morrow, my child, Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 3; Ter. And. 1, 1, 91: adulescentula speciosa, Vulg. 3 Reg. 1, 3: adulescentula virgo, ib. ib. 1, 2: adulescentulae, ib. Tit. 2, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
adulēscentula ae, f dim.
adulescens, a young maiden, little girl, T.