LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mātercula

mātercula f (genitive māterculae)
Classical[maːˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[maˈtɛr.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of māter
  2. endearinglittle mother

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemāterculamāterculae
genitivemāterculaemāterculārum
dativemāterculaemāterculīs
accusativemāterculammāterculās
ablativemāterculāmāterculīs
vocativemāterculamāterculae

mātercŭla, ae, f. dim. mater,
I. a little mother (class.): tune igitur mea matercula? Plaut. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 601 P.: materculae suae festivus filius, * Cic. Fl. 36, 91; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 7.

Origins

Diminutive from māter (“mother”) + -cula.

Quick answers

What does mātercula mean in Latin?
mātercula, a noun, means “diminutive of māter; little mother”.
What is the genitive of mātercula?
The genitive singular is māterculae. mātercula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mātercula?
In classical Latin, [maːˈtɛr.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈtɛr.ku.la].