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:*''nobilis, nobile'' (noble, known) is listed as ''nobilis'' | :*''nobilis, nobile'' (noble, known) is listed as ''nobilis'' | ||
Some words can be either masculine or feminine, such as ''patrinus'' (godfather) and ''patrina'' (godmother). | Some words can be either masculine or feminine, such as ''patrinus'' (godfather) and ''patrina'' (godmother). This word list usually gives only the male form even though a female form may occur in Latin records. Thus, given the word ''famulus'' (servant), you can conclude that ''famula'' is a female servant. Similarly, this word list gives only ''natus est'' ("he was born"). You can conclude that ''nata est'' means "she was born." The plural form ''nati sunt'' means "they were born." | ||
This word list usually gives only the male form even though a female form may occur in Latin records. | |||
Thus, given the word ''famulus'' (servant), you can conclude that ''famula'' is a female servant. | |||
Similarly, this word list gives only ''natus est'' ("he was born"). You can conclude that ''nata est'' means "she was born." The plural form ''nati sunt'' means "they were born." | |||
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