puerculus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From puer (“child, boy”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈer.ku.lus/, [puˈɛrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈer.ku.lus/, [puˈɛrkulus]
Noun edit
puerculus m (genitive puerculī); second declension
- Diminutive of puer: a small boy
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | puerculus | puerculī |
Genitive | puerculī | puerculōrum |
Dative | puerculō | puerculīs |
Accusative | puerculum | puerculōs |
Ablative | puerculō | puerculīs |
Vocative | puercule | puerculī |
References edit
- “puerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- puerculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- puerculus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016