"puerculus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /puˈer.ku.lus/ [Classical], [puˈɛrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /puˈer.ku.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [puˈɛrkulus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From puer (“child, boy”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|la|puer|-culus|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=child, boy}} puer (“child, boy”) + -culus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|puerculus<2>}} puerculus m (genitive puerculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|puerculus<2>}} Forms: puerculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], puerculus [nominative, singular], puerculī [nominative, plural], puerculī [genitive, singular], puerculōrum [genitive, plural], puerculō [dative, singular], puerculīs [dative, plural], puerculum [accusative, singular], puerculōs [accusative, plural], puerculō [ablative, singular], puerculīs [ablative, plural], puercule [singular, vocative], puerculī [plural, vocative]
  1. Diminutive of puer: a small boy Tags: declension-2, diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: puer (extra: a small boy)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/puˈer.ku.lus/",
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