LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

servulus

servulus m (genitive servulī)
Classical[ˈsɛr.wʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛr.vu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineyoung slave

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeservulusservulī
genitiveservulīservulōrum
servulum
dativeservulōservulīs
accusativeservulumservulōs
ablativeservulōservulīs
vocativeservuleservulī

servŭlus (servŏl-), i (
I. gen. plur. servulum, App. M. 4, 19), m. dim. servus, a young slave, servant-lad, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 100; id. Men. 2, 2, 64; id. Poen. 1, 2, 58 al.; Ter. And. 1, 1, 56; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 17; 3, 1, 62 al.; Cic. Quint. 6, 27; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 22; 3, 16, 8 al.—In apposition: homines servolos amare, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 37.

Origins

Inherited from Old Latin servolus, itself from servus + -olus. By surface analysis, servus + -ulus.

Quick answers

What does servulus mean in Latin?
servulus, a noun, means “young slave”.
What is the genitive of servulus?
The genitive singular is servulī. servulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce servulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛr.wʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛr.vu.lus].