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noun · masculinesecond declension

adulēscentulus

adulēscentulus m (genitive adulēscentulī)
Classical[a.dʊ.ɫeːsˈkɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.du.leʃˈʃɛn.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. young man
  2. young recruit (into the army)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadulēscentulusadulēscentulī
genitiveadulēscentulīadulēscentulōrum
dativeadulēscentulōadulēscentulīs
accusativeadulēscentulumadulēscentulōs
ablativeadulēscentulōadulēscentulīs
vocativeadulēscentuleadulēscentulī

ădŭlescentŭlus (not ădŏl-), i, m. dim. id.,
I. a very young man, = νεανίσκος (when 27 years old, Cicero calls himself adulescentulus, Or. 30; cf. Gell. 15, 28, and Quint. 12, 6. So Sall. C. 49 calls Cæsar adulescentulus, although he was then 33, or perhaps 35 years old): neque admodum adulescentulust, Naev. Com. Rel. p. 11 Rib.; id. ib. p. 29: Rhodius adulescentulus, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 33: modestissimus, Cic. Planc. 11; Vulg. Gen. 4, 23: adulescentulus et virgo, ib. Ezech. 9, 6.—Also, a young soldier, a recruit, Cic. Rep. 1, 15 B.; cf. Nep. Paus. 4 and Ham. 1. Sometimes it indicates contempt: Proveniebant oratores novi, stulti adulescentuli, Naev. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 20: imberbis adulescentulus, Cic. Dom. 14.

Origins

Diminutive form from adulēscēns.

Quick answers

What does adulēscentulus mean in Latin?
adulēscentulus, a noun, means “young man; young recruit (into the army)”.
What is the genitive of adulēscentulus?
The genitive singular is adulēscentulī. adulēscentulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce adulēscentulus?
In classical Latin, [a.dʊ.ɫeːsˈkɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.du.leʃˈʃɛn.tu.lus].