LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

serviculus

serviculus (feminine servicula, neuter serviculum)
Classical[sɛrˈwɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[serˈviː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivea little slave

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeserviculusserviculaserviculum
genitiveserviculīserviculaeserviculī
dativeserviculōserviculaeserviculō
accusativeserviculumserviculamserviculum
ablativeserviculōserviculāserviculō
vocativeserviculeserviculaserviculum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeserviculīserviculaeservicula
genitiveserviculōrumserviculārumserviculōrum
dativeserviculīsserviculīsserviculīs
accusativeserviculōsserviculāsservicula
ablativeserviculīsserviculīsserviculīs
vocativeserviculīserviculaeservicula

servĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. servus,
I. a little slave, Tert. Idol. 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*serwos
  3. Latinserviculus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin serviculus From servus (“slave”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

Quick answers

What does serviculus mean in Latin?
serviculus, a adjective, means “a little slave”.
How do you pronounce serviculus?
In classical Latin, [sɛrˈwɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [serˈviː.ku.lus].
Where does serviculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? → Proto-Italic *serwos → Latin serviculus.