LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

servolus

servolus m (genitive servolī)

Meaning

  1. Old Latinmasculineyoung (or worthless) slave
    Storax! non rediit hac nocte a cena Aeschinus neque servolorum quisquam qui advorsum ierant.Storax! Aeschinus has not returned from dinner this night, nor any of the slaves who went to find him160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 1.26

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeservolusservolī
genitiveservolīservolōrum
dativeservolōservolīs
accusativeservolumservolōs
ablativeservolōservolīs
vocativeservoleservolī

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

servolus (servulus) ī, m dim.
servus, a young slave, young man-servant, boy , T., C.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin servolus From servus + -olus.

Quick answers

What does servolus mean in Latin?
servolus, a noun, means “young (or worthless) slave”.
What is the genitive of servolus?
The genitive singular is servolī. servolus is masculine, second declension.
Where does servolus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? → Proto-Italic *serwos → Latin servolus.