puellus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Contracted from puerulus (“a little boy, a little slave”), the diminutive of puer (“boy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈel.lus/, [puˈɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈel.lus/, [puˈɛlːus]
Noun edit
puellus m (genitive puellī, feminine puella); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | puellus | puellī |
| Genitive | puellī | puellōrum |
| Dative | puellō | puellīs |
| Accusative | puellum | puellōs |
| Ablative | puellō | puellīs |
| Vocative | puelle | puellī |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “puellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- puellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.