LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

puerigenus

puerigenus (feminine puerigena, neuter puerigenum)
Classical[pu.ɛˈrɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pu.eˈriː.d͡ʒe.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat begets boys

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepuerigenuspuerigenapuerigenum
genitivepuerigenīpuerigenaepuerigenī
dativepuerigenōpuerigenaepuerigenō
accusativepuerigenumpuerigenampuerigenum
ablativepuerigenōpuerigenāpuerigenō
vocativepuerigenepuerigenapuerigenum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepuerigenīpuerigenaepuerigena
genitivepuerigenōrumpuerigenārumpuerigenōrum
dativepuerigenīspuerigenīspuerigenīs
accusativepuerigenōspuerigenāspuerigena
ablativepuerigenīspuerigenīspuerigenīs
vocativepuerigenīpuerigenaepuerigena

pŭĕrĭgĕnus, a, um, adj. puer-gigno,
I. that begets boys: semina, Fulg. Myth. praef. (al. puerigera).

Origins

From puer (“boy, child”) + -i- + genus (“birth”).

Quick answers

What does puerigenus mean in Latin?
puerigenus, a adjective, means “that begets boys”.
How do you pronounce puerigenus?
In classical Latin, [pu.ɛˈrɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pu.eˈriː.d͡ʒe.nus].