noun · masculinesecond declension
catulus
catulus m (genitive catulī, feminine catula)
Classical[ˈka.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.tu.lus]
Meaning
- masculinewhelp
- masculineyoung dog, puppy, young wolf
- masculineiron fetter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | catulus | catulī |
| genitive | catulī | catulōrum |
| dative | catulō | catulīs |
| accusative | catulum | catulōs |
| ablative | catulō | catulīs |
| vocative | catule | catulī |
cătŭlus, i, m. dim. 2. catus,
I. the young of animals, a whelp; cf. Non. p. 457, 8 sq.
I. In gen., of swine, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 13;
of a panther, Lucr. 5, 1036; of a lion, Verg. G. 3, 245; Hor. C. 3, 20, 2; Ov. M. 13, 547; of a tiger, Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 10; of a cat, Phaedr. 2, 4, 24; of a wolf, Verg. A. 2, 357; of a bear, Ov. M. 13, 836; 15, 379; of a serpent, Verg. G. 3, 438 al.; cf. in gen.: catulos ferae Celent inultae, Hor. C. 3, 3, 41.—II. Esp., a young dog, a puppy (in this sense regarded by the ancients as dim. of canis, Varr. L. L. 9, § 74 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 5, §
99 ib.): omnia in perfectis et maturis esse meliora, ut in equo quam in equulo, in cane quam in catulo, Cic. N. D. 2, 14, 38: catulo meo Subblanditur, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 321; Lucr. 4, 997; 5, 1067; Verg. E. 1, 23; id. G. 3, 405; Plin. 29, 4, 14, § 57 et saep.—b. Prov.:
aliter catuli longe olent, aliter sues, Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 9.—III. A kind of fetter (cf. canis), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 36, 26; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 45 Müll.
Cătŭlus, i, m.,
I. a cognomen in the gens Lutatia; v. Lutatius.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
catulus ī, m dim.
catus, a cat, a young animal, whelp: catulos ferae Celent, H.; of a lion, H., V., O.; of a cat, Ph.; of a wolf, V.; of a bear, O.; of a serpent, V. — A young dog, puppy: in cane quam in catulo: canibus catulos similīs Noram, V.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *katelos (“cub”), with parallel in Umbrian 𐌊𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌋 (katel, “a sacrificial animal”, nom. sg.). Despite IE cognates such as Old Irish cadla (“goat”), Middle High German hatele (“goat”), Old Norse haðna (“young goat”), Serbo-Croatian kot (“(time of) having young, litter, breed”), dial. Polish kót (“place where forest animals young”), Russian око́т (okót, “lambing time, litter”), De Vaan (2008) doubts a Proto-Indo-European origin. Sense 3 is likely a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκύλαξ (skúlax).
Descendants
- Spanishcacho
- Spanishcachorro
- Italiancacchio
- Italiancucciolo
- Portuguesecachorro
- Sardiniangiagaru
- Asturiancachorru
- Corsicanghjacaru