puellam

Puellam is the accusative singular form of the Latin noun puella, which means "girl" or "maid." It is used when the girl is the direct object of a verb or as the object of certain prepositions that govern the accusative.

Puellam arises from puella, a feminine noun belonging to the first declension. Its basic paradigm in the singular is: N puella, G puellae, D puellae, Acc puellam, Abl puellā. In the plural, the forms are: N puellae, G puellarum, D puellis, Acc puellas, Abl puellis. The form puellam specifically marks the accusative singular.

Usage examples illustrate its role as the object of action. For instance, "Puellam video" means "I see the girl." Another example is "Vir puellam amat," meaning "The man loves the girl." Latin sentences often place the subject and verb first, with the object following, though word order can be flexible for emphasis.

In Latin texts, puellam appears across a wide range of genres, from everyday narration to poetry and inscriptions. It is a standard example in introductory Latin grammar of how a first-declension feminine noun behaves in the accusative singular, guiding learners in forming and recognizing direct-object constructions.