LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

peditastellus

peditastellus m (genitive peditastellī)
Classical[pɛ.dɪ.tasˈtɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.di.tasˈtɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. derogatorymasculinea foot soldier, infantryman.
    Pyrg. At peditastelli quia erant, sivi viverent.Pyrg. But because they were mere infantrymen, I let them live.c. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 54

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepeditastelluspeditastellī
genitivepeditastellīpeditastellōrum
dativepeditastellōpeditastellīs
accusativepeditastellumpeditastellōs
ablativepeditastellōpeditastellīs
vocativepeditastellepeditastellī

pĕdĭtastellus, i, m. dim. peditaster, not in use; formed like parasitaster, etc.; cf.: magistellus, cultellus, etc.,
I. a wretched foot-soldier, tramp: at peditastelli quia erant, sivi viverent, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 50 Brix ad loc.

Origins

Coined by Plautus, from pedes (“foot soldier, infantryman”, oblique stem pedit) + -aster + -lus.

Quick answers

What does peditastellus mean in Latin?
peditastellus, a noun, means “a foot soldier, infantryman.”.
What is the genitive of peditastellus?
The genitive singular is peditastellī. peditastellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce peditastellus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.dɪ.tasˈtɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.di.tasˈtɛl.lus].