Catullus
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English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈtʌləs/
- Hyphenation: Ca‧tul‧lus
Proper noun
Catullus
- Gaius Valerius Catullus, Roman poet
Translations
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈtul.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈtul.lus/,
Proper noun
Catullus m (genitive Catullī); second declension
- a cognomen
- a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Catullus | Catullī |
| Genitive | Catullī | Catullōrum |
| Dative | Catullō | Catullīs |
| Accusative | Catullum | Catullōs |
| Ablative | Catullō | Catullīs |
| Vocative | Catulle | Catullī |
Derived terms
References
- “Catullus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Catullus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.