Mascula
Mascula is a term with several possible uses, most commonly encountered in Latin grammar. It is the feminine form of the Latin adjective masculus, meaning “masculine” or “male.” In Latin, adjectives agree with the gender of the nouns they modify; masculus is the masculine form, while mascula is the feminine. The neuter form is masculum. In scholarly discussions, mascula appears when illustrating feminine endings of second-declension adjectives, rather than as a standalone dictionary entry.
Outside strictly linguistic contexts, mascula occasionally appears as a proper noun in modern writing. It may
Etymology and related forms: Mascula is derived from the Latin root masculus with the feminine ending -a.
See also: masculus, masculum, Latin grammar for adjective endings.