puerities

Latin

Etymology

puer (“boy, child”) +‎ -itiēs

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.eˈri.ti.eːs/, [puɛˈrɪt̪ieːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pu.eˈrit.t͡si.es/, [pueˈrit̪ː͡s̪ies]

Noun

pueritiēs f (genitive pueritiēī); fifth declension

  1. childhood

Declension

Fifth-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative pueritiēs
Genitive pueritiēī
Dative pueritiēī
Accusative pueritiem
Ablative pueritiē
Vocative pueritiēs

Synonyms

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