puerculus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈer.ku.lus/, [puˈɛrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈer.ku.lus/, [puˈɛrkulus]

Noun

puerculus m (genitive puerculī); second declension

  1. Diminutive of puer: a small boy

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative puerculus puerculī
Genitive puerculī puerculōrum
Dative puerculō puerculīs
Accusative puerculum puerculōs
Ablative puerculō puerculīs
Vocative puercule puerculī

References
  • “puerculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • puerculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • puerculus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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