noun · masculinefirst declension
cacula
cacula m (genitive caculae)
Meaning
- masculineservant, batman, orderly, military drudge
Quid ego nunc agam, nisi uti sarcinam constringam et clupeum ad dorsum accomodem, fulmentas iubeam suppingi soccis? Non sisti potest. Video caculam militarem me futurum hau longius: Atque aliquem ad regem in saginam si eru’ se coniexit meus, credo ad summos bellatores acrem – fugitorem fore
What do I do now, if not to pack my knapsack, fit my shield on my back, and let fasten the heels under the shoes? It cannot be stopped. I see myself as a military drudge in a future not far: My master stepping into the service and nourishment of some king, I believe that with the mightiest warriors he will be the foremost in retreat And will seize spoils where someone shall come against my master.c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 718–724
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cacula | caculae cacī |
| genitive | caculae cacī | caculārum cacōrum |
| dative | caculae cacō | caculīs cacīs |
| accusative | caculam cacum | caculās cacōs |
| ablative | caculā cacō | caculīs cacīs |
| vocative | cacula cace | caculae cacī |
căcŭla (cacula, Plaut. Ps. Arg. 2, 13 sq.), ae, m. Sanscr. cak-, to help; cf. calon; v. Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 45 Müll.; Fest. s. v. procalare, p. 225 ib.,
I. a servant, esp. the servant of a soldier:
cacula = servus militis (militaris? cf. the passage foll., from Plaut.), Fest. p. 35: cacula δοῦλος στρατιώτου, Gloss.: video caculam militarem me futurum, Plaut. Trin. 3. 2, 98; so id. Ps. Arg. 4; and perh., acc. to the MSS., also Juv. 9, 61, where Jahn reads casulis; cf. Weber, Juv. Excurs. in h. l.Origins
Military term, traditionally referred to Sanskrit शाक (śā́ka, “helper, aide, friend”). Or, possibly an Etruscan borrowing.