noun · masculinesecond declension
amāsiunculus
amāsiunculus m (genitive amāsiunculī, feminine amāsiuncula)
Classical[a.maː.siˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.ma.s̬iˈuŋ.ku.lus]
Meaning
- derogatorya little or petty male lover
Videbis populi rixam inter zelotypos et amasiunculos. Glyco autem, sestertiarius homo, dispensatorem ad bestias dedit. Hoc est se ipsum traducere. Quid servus peccavit, qui coactus est facere? Magis illa matella digna fuit quam taurus iactaret. Sed qui asinum non potest, stratum caedit.
Translation by Michael Heseltine, 1913 You will see the crowd quarrel, jealous husbands against gallants. A twopenny halfpenny fellow like Glyco goes throwing his steward to the beasts. He only gives himself away. It is not the slave's fault; he had to do as he was told. That filthy wife of his rather deserved to be tossed by the bull. But a man who cannot beat his donkey, beats the saddle.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 45
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amāsiunculus | amāsiunculī amāsiunculae |
| genitive | amāsiunculī amāsiunculae | amāsiunculōrum amāsiunculārum |
| dative | amāsiunculō amāsiunculae | amāsiunculīs |
| accusative | amāsiunculum amāsiunculam | amāsiunculōs amāsiunculās |
| ablative | amāsiunculō | amāsiunculīs |
| vocative | amāsiuncule | amāsiunculī amāsiunculae |
ămāsĭuncŭlus, a, m. and f. dim. amasio,
I. a fond lover, Petr. 45, 7; 45, 75. (Not found elsewhere.)
Origins
From amāsius + -unculus.