proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Mammula
Mammula m sg (genitive Mammulae)
Classical[ˈmam.mʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈmam.mu.la]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
- masculinesingularPublius Cornelius Mammula, a Roman praetor
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mammula | — |
| genitive | Mammulae | — |
| dative | Mammulae | — |
| accusative | Mammulam | — |
| ablative | Mammulā | — |
| vocative | Mammula | — |
mammŭla, ae, f. dim. mamma,
I. a little breast or teat.
II. Transf., in the language of children, little mamma, mammy, Inscr. Orell. 4849; 4671; cf. mamma, II. B.
Mammŭla, ae, m.,
I. a Roman proper name:
M. Cornelius Mammula, Liv. 42, 6.Origins
From mammula (“little breast; mammy”).