puerus

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Latin

Noun

puerus m (genitive puerī); second declension

  1. (rare) Alternative form of puer
    • Sanctus Augustinus, edited by Angelus Maius (Angelo Mai), in: Novae patrum bibliothecae tomus primus continens Sancti Augustini novos ex codicibus vaticanis sermones item eiusdem speculum et alia quaedam cum diversorum patrum scriptis et tabulis XVI, 1852, p. 116:
      Exclamat puerus e) Danihel, in quo Spiritus sanctus calamum cordis instrucxerat f):
      e) Ita cod. Et quidem non desunt alia exempla v. gr. Plauti. – f) Ita cod.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative puerus puerī
genitive puerī puerōrum
dative puerō puerīs
accusative puerum puerōs
ablative puerō puerīs
vocative puere puerī