"puerulus" meaning in Latin

See puerulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [puˈɛː.ru.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin puer Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin puerulus From puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|puer<t:boy, child>|-ulus<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|title=puerulus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin puer Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin puerulus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "puerulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="puerulus"> From 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 referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Children, Male people Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 78 22 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: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 93 7 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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        "tree": "1"
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  "forms": [
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        ]
      ],
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        "genitive"
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          "pueruli#Latin"
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    },
    {
      "form": "puerule",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "puerulī",
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          "puerulī",
          "pueruli#Latin"
        ]
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "ipa": "[puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[puˈɛː.ru.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "puer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "putus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūsus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "puerculus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puerulus"
}
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    "Latin entries with etymology texts",
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "puer"
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    },
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