Latin edit

Etymology edit

From puella +‎ -āris.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

puellāris (neuter puellāre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. girlish, maidenly

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative puellāris puellāre puellārēs puellāria
Genitive puellāris puellārium
Dative puellārī puellāribus
Accusative puellārem puellāre puellārēs
puellārīs
puellāria
Ablative puellārī puellāribus
Vocative puellāris puellāre puellārēs puellāria

Descendants edit

  • Old French: puelier
    • French: puellier (archaic or dialectal, rare)
  • Portuguese: puelar

References edit

  • puellaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • puellaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • puellaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette