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noun · masculinesecond declension

puellus

puellus m (genitive puellī, feminine puella)
Classical[puˈɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[puˈɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea young boy, a little boy
  2. masculinecatamite

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepuelluspuellī
genitivepuellīpuellōrum
dativepuellōpuellīs
accusativepuellumpuellōs
ablativepuellōpuellīs
vocativepuellepuellī

pŭellus, i, m. dim. contr. from puerulus, from puer,
I. a little boy (ante-class.): formosus puellus, Lucil. ap. Non. 158, 18; Enn. ib. 158, 20 (Ann. v. 278 Vahl.); Varr. ib. 158, 15; 23; 24; Plaut. ap. Fest. p. 249 Müll.; Lucr. 4, 1252; Poët. ap. Gell. 19, 11, 4; cf. Suet. Calig. 8; App. M. 7, p. 197, 10.

Origins

Contracted from puerulus (“a little boy, a little slave”), the diminutive of puer (“boy”).

In English words that came into English from puellus

  • puellinepuella

Quick answers

What does puellus mean in Latin?
puellus, a noun, means “a young boy, a little boy; catamite”.
What is the genitive of puellus?
The genitive singular is puellī. puellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce puellus?
In classical Latin, [puˈɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈɛl.lus].