catulaster

Latin

Alternative forms
  • catlaster

Etymology

From catul(us) (“whelp”) +‎ -aster (“expressing incomplete resemblance”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.tuˈlas.ter/, [kät̪ʊˈɫ̪äs̠t̪ɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.tuˈlas.ter/, [kät̪uˈläst̪er]

Noun

catulaster m (genitive catulastrī); second declension

  1. boy, lad, stripling
  2. young man

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative catulaster catulastrī
Genitive catulastrī catulastrōrum
Dative catulastrō catulastrīs
Accusative catulastrum catulastrōs
Ablative catulastrō catulastrīs
Vocative catulaster catulastrī

References
  • “catulaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • catulaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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