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noun · masculinesecond declension

catamītus

catamītus m (genitive catamītī)
Classical[ka.taˈmiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈmiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecatamītuscatamītī
genitivecatamītīcatamītōrum
dativecatamītōcatamītīs
accusativecatamītumcatamītōs
ablativecatamītōcatamītīs
vocativecatamītecatamītī

Cătămītus (-meitus), m. corrupt collat. form of Ganymedes; v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 7, 16; 44, 6 Müll.,
I. the Latin name of Ganymede, Jupiter's cup-bearer, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 35; Lact. 1, 11, 19; App. M. 11, p. 261, 3; Prud. c. Symm. 1, 70.—
II. Transf., as appel. = pathicus, Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77; Aus. Epit. Her. 33, 8; App. M. 1, p. 107, 31; v. Ganymedes.

Origins

From Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymēdēs.

Descendants
  • Englishcatamite
  • Frenchcatamite
  • Portuguesecatamita
  • Finnishkatamiitti
  • Russianкатами́т

In English words that came into English from catamītus

  • catamitecatamītus

Quick answers

What does catamītus mean in Latin?
catamītus, a noun, means “catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man”.
What is the genitive of catamītus?
The genitive singular is catamītī. catamītus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce catamītus?
In classical Latin, [ka.taˈmiː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.taˈmiː.tus].