LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fīliola

fīliola f (genitive fīliolae, masculine fīliolus)
Classical[fiːˈli.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[fiˈliː.o.la]

Meaning

  1. young daughter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefīliolafīliolae
genitivefīliolaefīliolārum
dativefīliolaefīliolīs
accusativefīliolamfīliolās
ablativefīliolāfīliolīs
vocativefīliolafīliolae

fīlĭŏla, ae, f. dim. filia,
I. a little daughter.
I. Lit.: educare aliquam pro filiola sua, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29: L. Paullus filiolam suam Tertiam animadvertit tristiculam, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103; Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 13; id. Rud. prol. 39; M. Aurel. in Fronto, Ep. 5, 53 ed. Mai.; Juv. 6, 241: quoniam mihi videris hanc scientiam juris tamquam filiolam osculari tuam, Cic. Mur. 10, 23.—
II. Transf., sarcastically of an effeminate person: duce filiola Curionis, i. e. C. Curione C. F., Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5.—Poet., of the letters of Cadmus: Cadmi filiolae atricolores, Aus. Ep. 7, 25.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Latin fīliola From fīlia (“daughter”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanfillola
  • Frenchfilleule
  • Italianfigliola
  • Spanishhijuela
  • Venetanfioła

Quick answers

What does fīliola mean in Latin?
fīliola, a noun, means “young daughter”.
What is the genitive of fīliola?
The genitive singular is fīliolae. fīliola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fīliola?
In classical Latin, [fiːˈli.ɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈliː.o.la].