puerinus

Latin

Etymology

From puer (“boy, child”) +‎ -inus (“-ine”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.eˈriː.nus/, [puɛˈriːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pu.eˈri.nus/, [pueˈriːnus]

Adjective

puerīnus (feminine puerīna, neuter puerīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. youthful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative puerīnus puerīna puerīnum puerīnī puerīnae puerīna
Genitive puerīnī puerīnae puerīnī puerīnōrum puerīnārum puerīnōrum
Dative puerīnō puerīnō puerīnīs
Accusative puerīnum puerīnam puerīnum puerīnōs puerīnās puerīna
Ablative puerīnō puerīnā puerīnō puerīnīs
Vocative puerīne puerīna puerīnum puerīnī puerīnae puerīna

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