LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

puera

puera f (genitive puerae, masculine puer)
Classical[ˈpu.ɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuː.e.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininegirl
  2. femininemaiden

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepuerapuerae
genitivepueraepuerārum
dativepueraepuerīs
accusativepuerampuerās
ablativepuerāpuerīs
vocativepuerapuerae

pŭĕra, ae, f. puer,
I. a girl, lass, maiden: mea puera, mea puera, Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 697 P.: puerarum manus, id. ib. p. 697 P.: properate vivere puerae, Varr. ap. Non. 156, 14: pueri liberi et puerae ministrabant, id. ib. 156, 17; cf.: quod antiqui puellas pueras dictitarent, Suet. Calig. 8.

Origins

Feminization of puer "child, boy"

Quick answers

What does puera mean in Latin?
puera, a noun, means “girl; maiden”.
What is the genitive of puera?
The genitive singular is puerae. puera is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce puera?
In classical Latin, [ˈpu.ɛ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpuː.e.ra].