Latin Word of the Day
puella
girl
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| puella |
| 1. n. a girl, a lass, a maiden; a female child |
| Parvola puella. - A young girl. |
| Pueri atque puellae. - Boys and girls. |
| Pueri innuptaeque puellae. - Boys and unmarried maidens. |
| 2. n. (poetic) a sweetheart, a mistress, a beloved maiden |
| Cara mea puella. - My beloved girl. |
| 3. n. (in jest) a kitten |
| 4. n. a young woman, a young wife |
| 5. n. (rare) a female slave |
Example Sentences
| Haec puella femina facta est. This child became a woman. Responderuntque frater eius et mater: Maneat puella saltem decem dies apud nos et postea proficiscetur. And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay, at least, ten days with us, and afterwards she shall depart. Scisne ubi puella habitet? Do you know where the girl lives? Ea est puella. She's a girl. Bona puella est. She is a kind girl. |
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