puerilis

Latin

Etymology

From puer (“boy”) +‎ -īlis.

Adjective

puerīlis m and f, puerīle n; third declension

1. boyish, youthful
2. (figuratively) immature, childish

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	puerīlis	puerīle		puerīlēs	puerīlia
genitive	puerīlis	puerīlis		puerīlium	puerīlium
dative	puerīlī	puerīlī		puerīlibus	puerīlibus
accusative	puerīlem	puerīle		puerīlēs	puerīlia
ablative	puerīlī	puerīlī		puerīlibus	puerīlibus
vocative	puerīlis	puerīle		puerīlēs	puerīlia

Derived terms

• membrum puerīle

Related terms

• puer, puera
• puerīlitās
• puerīliter
• pueritia

Descendants

English: puerile French: puéril

Italian: puerile Spanish: pueril