From mās ("male") + -culus (diminutive ending).
masculus (feminine mascula, neuter masculum); first/second-declension adjective
First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | masculus | mascula | masculum | masculī | masculae | mascula | |
genitive | masculī | masculae | masculī | masculōrum | masculārum | masculōrum | |
dative | masculō | masculae | masculō | masculīs | |||
accusative | masculum | masculam | masculum | masculōs | masculās | mascula | |
ablative | masculō | masculā | masculō | masculīs | |||
vocative | mascule | mascula | masculum | masculī | masculae | mascula |
masculus m (genitive masculī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | masculus | masculī |
genitive | masculī | masculōrum |
dative | masculō | masculīs |
accusative | masculum | masculōs |
ablative | masculō | masculīs |
vocative | mascule | masculī |
(Most inherited Romance reflexes derive from a syncopated variant masclus, attested in the Appendix Probi.)