ancilla, ancillae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
slave girl; maid servant; handmaid; (opprobrious of man); nun (selfdescribed);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ancilla | ancillae |
| Gen. | ancillae | ancillarum |
| Dat. | ancillae | ancillis |
| Acc. | ancillam | ancillas |
| Voc. | ancilla | ancillae |
| Abl. | ancilla | ancillis |
Examples
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...texier. abi ad thensaurum iam confestim clanculum, servos ancillas amove. atque audin? CALL. Quid est? MEG. Vxorem quoque..." - T
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...SOROR VXOR PAMPHILIPPI ANTIPHO SENEX GELASIMVS PARASITVS CROCOTIVM ANCILLA PINACIVM PVER EPIGNOMVS PAMPHILIPPVS STICHVS SERVVS SANGARINVS SERVVS STEPHANIVM..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...LABR. Ius meum ereptum est mihi, meas mihi ancillas invito me eripis. TRACH. Cedo de senatu Cyrenensi quemvis..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...fingi; et una binae singulis quae datae nobis ancillae, eae nos lavando eluendo operam dederunt, aggerundaque aqua sunt..." - T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE TOXILVS SERVVS SAGARISTIO SERVVS SATVRIO PARASITVS SOPHOCLIDISCA ANCILLA LEMNISELENIS MERETRIX PAEGNIVM PVER VIRGO DORDALVS LENO ARGVMENTVM Profecto..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...SERVVS GRVMIO SERVVS PHILOLACHES ADVLESCENS PHILEMATIVM MERETRIX SCAPHA ANCILLA CALLIDAMATES ADVLESCENS DELPHIVM MERETRIX THEOPROPIDES SENEX MISARGYRIDES DANISTA SIMO..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...pulcram pulcritudinem; eius nunc mi anulum ad te ancilla porro ut deferrem dedit. Pyrg. Quid ea? ingenuan..." - T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE DINIARCHVS ADVLESCENS ASTAPHIVM ANCILLA TRVCVLENTVS SERVVS PHRONESIVM MERETRIX STRATOPHANES MILES CYAMVS SERVVS STRABAX ADVLESCENS CALLICLES SENEX ANCILLAE..."