adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
puerīlis
puerīlis (neuter puerīle, comparative puerīlior, superlative puerīlissimus, adverb puerīliter)
Classical[pu.ɛˈriː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pu.eˈriː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationboyish, youthful
- figurativelytwo terminationimmature, childish
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puerīlis | puerīlis | puerīle |
| genitive | puerīlis | puerīlis | puerīlis |
| dative | puerīlī | puerīlī | puerīlī |
| accusative | puerīlem | puerīlem | puerīle |
| ablative | puerīlī | puerīlī | puerīlī |
| vocative | puerīlis | puerīlis | puerīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puerīlēs | puerīlēs | puerīlia |
| genitive | puerīlium | puerīlium | puerīlium |
| dative | puerīlibus | puerīlibus | puerīlibus |
| accusative | puerīlīs puerīlēs | puerīlīs puerīlēs | puerīlia |
| ablative | puerīlibus | puerīlibus | puerīlibus |
| vocative | puerīlēs | puerīlēs | puerīlia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- disciplina (institutio) puerilis (not liberorum)
- the teaching of children.
- artes, quibus aetas puerilis ad humanitatem informari solet
- the usual subjects taught to boys.
- doctrinae, quibus aetas puerilis impertiri solet (Nep. Att. 1. 2)
- the usual subjects taught to boys.
pŭĕrīlis, e, adj. puer.
I. Lit., boyish, childish, youthful (class.):
puerili specie, senili prudentiā, Cic. Div. 2, 23, 50: aetas, id. Arch. 3, 4; cf. tempus, Ov. M. 6, 719: disciplina, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 72; id. Rep. 4, 3, 3: institutio, id. de Or. 2, 1, 1: doctrina, id. ib. 3, 31, 125; Quint. 1, 1, 9: delectatio, Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 72: regnum, Liv. 1, 3: blanditiae, Ov. M. 6, 626: manus, Cels. 3, 27, 3: ostrum, the prœtexta, Stat. S. 5, 2, 66: agmen, a troop of boys, Verg. A. 5, 548.—In distinction from virgineus: (faciem) virgineam in puero, puerilem in virgine possis (dicere), boyish, Ov. M. 8, 323.—B. In partic., in mal. part.:
officium, Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 5: supplicium, Mart. 2, 60, 2; and absol. puerile, id. 9, 67, 3; cf.: puerile obtulit corollarium, App. M. 3, p. 138, 13; Hyg. Fab. 189.—II. Transf., boyish, childish, puerile, trivial, silly (rare but class.):
acta illa res est animo virili, consilio puerili, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 3: sententia, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 56: vota, Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 11: res (with insubidae, inertes), Gell. 18, 8, 1: isagogae, id. 1, 2, 6: puerile est, Ter. And. 2, 6, 18.—Comp.: si puerilius his ratio esse evincet amare, Hor. S. 2, 3, 250. —Hence, adv.: pŭĕrīlĭtĕr, like a child: ludentes, Phaedr. 3, 8, 5: blandiri, Liv. 21, 1.—B. Childishly, foolishly, sillily:
stultus, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 42; Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 19: facere, id. Ac. 2, 11, 33; 2, 17, 54; Tac. H. 4, 86.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
puerīlis e, adj. with comp.
puer, boyish, childish, youthful : puerili specie, senili prudentiā: tempus, O.: vox: regnum, L.: agmen, a troop of boys , V.: (facies) in virgine, boyish , O.— Boyish, childish, puerile, trivial, silly : acta res consilio puerili: inconstantia, T.: vota, O.: Si puerilius his ratio esse evincet amare, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin puerīlis From puer (“boy”) + -īlis.
Descendants
- Catalanpueril
- Englishpuerile
- Frenchpuéril
- Germanpueril
- Italianpuerile
- Portuguesepueril
- Spanishpueril
In English words that came into English from puerīlis
- puerilepuerīlis
- puerilitypuerīlitās