LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

matella

matella f (genitive matellae)
Classical[maˈtɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[maˈtɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininepot or vessel for liquids
  2. femininechamberpot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativematellamatellae
genitivematellaematellārum
dativematellaematellīs
accusativematellammatellās
ablativematellāmatellīs
vocativematellamatellae

mătella or mătēla, ae, f. dim. matula,
I. a pot, a vessel for liquids.
I. In gen.: matella aquae, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 543, 17; Varr. ib. 19; Cato, R. R. 10; 11.—Prov.: mus in matella, of a person in difficulty, Petr. 58, 9.—
II. In partic., a chamber-pot, Mart. 12, 32, 13; id. 6, 89, 1; 14, 119 in lemm.; Sen. Ben. 3, 26, 2.—Hence, prov.: matellam praestare alicui, i. e. to perform for one the most menial offices, Mart. 10, 11, 3.—Transf., of a prostitute, Petr. 45, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin matella From matula (“pot”) + -la (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does matella mean in Latin?
matella, a noun, means “pot or vessel for liquids; chamberpot”.
What is the genitive of matella?
The genitive singular is matellae. matella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce matella?
In classical Latin, [maˈtɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈtɛl.la].