LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Catullus

Catullus m (genitive Catullī)
Classical[kaˈtʊl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtul.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea cognomen
  2. masculinea Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCatullusCatullī
genitiveCatullīCatullōrum
dativeCatullōCatullīs
accusativeCatullumCatullōs
ablativeCatullōCatullīs
vocativeCatulleCatullī

Cătullus, i, m.
I. Q. Valerius, acc. to Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 81; C. acc. to App. Mag. 10, p. 12 Bip., a celebrated Roman writer of elegies and epigrams, born near or in Verona, 86 B. C.; Nep. Att. 12, 4; Hor. S. 1, 10, 19; Tib. 3, 6 41; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 62; Mart. 7, 99; cf. Bernhardy, Röm. Litt. p. 466 sq.; Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 184 sq.—Hence,
B. Cătullĭānus, a, um, of Catullus: basia, Mart. 11, 6, 14.—
II. Catullus Urbicarius, a mimographer of the time of Domitian, Juv. 8, 186; 12, 29; 12, 37; 13, 111.—
III. Catullus Messalinus, an informer of the same time, Juv. 4, 113; Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 5.

Quick answers

What does Catullus mean in Latin?
Catullus, a proper noun, means “a cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry”.
What is the genitive of Catullus?
The genitive singular is Catullī. Catullus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Catullus?
In classical Latin, [kaˈtʊl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtul.lus].