noun · femininefirst declension
nūtrīcula
nūtrīcula f (genitive nūtrīculae)
Meaning
- nurse
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūtrīcula | nūtrīculae |
| genitive | nūtrīculae | nūtrīculārum |
| dative | nūtrīculae | nūtrīculīs |
| accusative | nūtrīculam | nūtrīculās |
| ablative | nūtrīculā | nūtrīculīs |
| vocative | nūtrīcula | nūtrīculae |
nūtrīcŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a nurse.
I. Lit.:
quid voveat dulci nutricula majus alumno? Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 8; Suet. Aug. 94: fabulae nutricularum, Quint. 1, 9, 2.— II. Transf., she who nourishes, maintains, preserves a thing:
nutriculae praediorum, Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 12: Gellius nutricula seditiosorum, id. Vatin. 2, 4: nutricula causidicorum Africa, Juv. 7, 148: casa nutricula, in which one was brought up, Quint. Decl. 13, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūtrīcula ae, f dim.
nutrix, a nurse .— Fig., a preserver, fosterer : nutriculae praediorum: causidicorum Africa, mother land , Iu.