puerulus

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Latin

Etymology

From puer (“boy, child”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

puerulus m (genitive puerulī); second declension

  1. little boy
  2. little slave

Declension

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

References

  • “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.
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