LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

muliercula

muliercula f (genitive mulierculae)
Classical[mʊ.liˈɛr.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[mu.liˈɛr.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininelittle woman, common working girl

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemulierculamulierculae
genitivemulierculaemulierculārum
dativemulierculaemulierculīs
accusativemulierculammulierculās
ablativemulierculāmulierculīs
vocativemulierculamulierculae

mŭlĭercŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little woman, mere woman, girl (class.), Lucr. 4, 1279: qui illo susurro delectari se dicebat aquam ferentis mulierculae, a common working girl, Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103; 1, 16, 37; id. Lael. 13, 45; Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 4: num suas secum mulierculas sunt in castra ducturi? Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23: mulierculam Vincere mollitie, Hor. Epod. 11, 23.—Transf., of animals: pantheris, Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin muliercula From mulier (“woman”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does muliercula mean in Latin?
muliercula, a noun, means “little woman, common working girl”.
What is the genitive of muliercula?
The genitive singular is mulierculae. muliercula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce muliercula?
In classical Latin, [mʊ.liˈɛr.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mu.liˈɛr.ku.la].