adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
masculus1
masculus (feminine mascula, neuter masculum)
Classical[ˈmas.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmas.ku.lus]
masclus
Meaning
- adjectivemasculinemale, masculine
- adjectivemanly, virile
- adjectiveUsed of the larger and coarser varieties of plants or other natural products
- adjectivea male connector
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vir, māsmasculus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | masculus | mascula | masculum |
| genitive | masculī | masculae | masculī |
| dative | masculō | masculae | masculō |
| accusative | masculum | masculam | masculum |
| ablative | masculō | masculā | masculō |
| vocative | mascule | mascula | masculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | masculī | masculae | mascula |
| genitive | masculōrum | masculārum | masculōrum |
| dative | masculīs | masculīs | masculīs |
| accusative | masculōs | masculās | mascula |
| ablative | masculīs | masculīs | masculīs |
| vocative | masculī | masculae | mascula |
mascŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [mas], male, masculine; subst., a male (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.:
bona femina, et malus masculus, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 39: incertus infans natus masculus an femina esset, Liv. 31, 12: genus, Phaedr. 4, 14, 15: genus masculum femininumve, Plin. 10, 68, 87, § 189: tura, Verg. E. 8, 65; Ov. Med. fac. 94; Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 61: dare mascula nomina rebus, Mart. 11, 43, 11: libido, i. e. tribadum, Hor. Epod. 5, 41.—II. Transf.
A. Of things: cardo, which is inserted into another (opp. cardo femina, into which another is inserted), Vitr. 9, 9 med.; v. cardo;
of gems, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 92.—B. Worthy of or befitting a man, manly, vigorous, bold:
proles, Hor. C. 3, 6, 37: Sappho, id. Ep. 1, 19, 28: animus, App. M. 6, p. 184, 21: ingenium, id. ib. 7, p. 190, 25: indicium masculi et incorrupti viri, Quint. 5, 12, 20; v. masculinus.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
masculus adj. dim.
mas, male, masculine : incertus masculus an femina esset, L.: genus, Ph. — Worthy of a man, manly, vigorous : proles, H. — Choice, superior : tura, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin masculus From mās ("male") + -culus (diminutive ending).