"puerulus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [puˈɛː.ru.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|puer|ulus|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=boy, child}} puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|puerulus<2>}} puerulus m (genitive puerulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|puerulus<2>}} Forms: puerulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], puerulus [nominative, singular], puerulī [nominative, plural], puerulī [genitive, singular], puerulōrum [genitive, plural], puerulō [dative, singular], puerulīs [dative, plural], puerulum [accusative, singular], puerulōs [accusative, plural], puerulō [ablative, singular], puerulīs [ablative, plural], puerule [singular, vocative], puerulī [plural, vocative]
  1. little boy Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-puerulus-la-noun-Gpju4wVG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Children, Male people Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 62 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Children: 92 8 Disambiguation of Male people: 95 5
  2. little slave Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-puerulus-la-noun-oWYcVJWn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puellus, puer, putus, pūsus, puerculus

Inflected forms

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      "form": "puerulōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "puerulō",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "puerulum",
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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      "ipa": "[puˈɛː.ru.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "putus"
    },
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      "word": "pūsus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "puerculus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puerulus"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "puerule",
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    },
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      "form": "puerulī",
      "source": "declension",
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      "ipa": "[puˈɛː.ru.lus]",
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    }
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      "word": "puellus"
    },
    {
      "word": "puer"
    },
    {
      "word": "putus"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūsus"
    },
    {
      "word": "puerculus"
    }
  ],
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