LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

puerulus

puerulus m (genitive puerulī)
Classical[puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[puˈɛː.ru.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinelittle boy
  2. masculinelittle slave

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepueruluspuerulī
genitivepuerulīpuerulōrum
dativepuerulōpuerulīs
accusativepuerulumpuerulōs
ablativepuerulōpuerulīs
vocativepuerulepuerulī

pŭĕrŭlus, i, m. dim. puer,
I. a little boy, little slave, Cic. Top. 4, 18; Rosc. Am. 41, 120.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin puerulus From puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does puerulus mean in Latin?
puerulus, a noun, means “little boy; little slave”.
What is the genitive of puerulus?
The genitive singular is puerulī. puerulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce puerulus?
In classical Latin, [puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈɛː.ru.lus].