puerulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈe.ru.lus/, [puˈɛrʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈe.ru.lus/, [puˈɛːrulus]
Noun edit
puerulus m (genitive puerulī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | puerulus | puerulī |
| Genitive | puerulī | puerulōrum |
| Dative | puerulō | puerulīs |
| Accusative | puerulum | puerulōs |
| Ablative | puerulō | puerulīs |
| Vocative | puerule | puerulī |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “puerulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “puerulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- puerulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.