famulus

fam·u·lus

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fam-yuh-luh s]
- /ˈfæm yə ləs/
- /ˈfæ.mjʊ.ləs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fam-yuh-luh s]
- /ˈfæm yə ləs/

Definitions of famulus word

noun plural famulus a servant or attendant, especially of a scholar or a magician. 1
noun famulus An assistant or servant, especially one working for a magician or scholar. 1
noun famulus (formerly) the attendant of a sorcerer or scholar 0
noun famulus an assistant, esp. of a medieval scholar or sorcerer 0
noun famulus a close attendant. 0

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Origin of famulus

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < Latin: servant, slave; cf. family

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Parts of speech for Famulus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Famulus

famulus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

famulus usage trend in Literature

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