LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

puls

puls f (genitive pultis)
Classical[ˈpʊɫs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuls]

Meaning

  1. femininemeal, porridge, pottage, gruel, mush

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepulspultēs
genitivepultispultium
dativepultīpultibus
accusativepultem
pultim		pultēs
pultīs
ablativepultepultibus
vocativepulspultēs

puls, pultis, f. πόλτος,
I. a thick pap or pottage made of meal, pulse, etc., the primitive food of the Romans before they became acquainted with bread; it was also used at sacrifices, and as food for the sacred chickens, Varr. L. L. 5, § 105 Müll.: videtur tam puls ignota, Graeciae fuisse quam Italiae polenta, Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 83; Val. Max. 2, 5, 5; Cato, R. R. 85; Juv. 11, 58; 14, 170; Pers. 6, 40; Mart. 5, 79, 9; 13, 8, 2; Cic. Div. 2, 35, 73; Fest. p. 245 Müll.

Origins

From or akin to Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”), or alternatively of substrate origin.

Descendants
  • Englishpoulticefrom Middle English pultes
  • Spanishpuches
  • Catalanpotina
  • Italianpoltiglia
  • Old Frenchpols
  • Middle Frenchpouturefrom Old French pouture

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPulsPuls was a thick gruel or porridge made of spelt (far, ador): as regards this grain, see AGRICULTURA Vol. 1. pp. 64 f. We are told that this porridge …

Quick answers

What does puls mean in Latin?
puls, a noun, means “meal, porridge, pottage, gruel, mush”.
What is the genitive of puls?
The genitive singular is pultis. puls is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce puls?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʊɫs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpuls].