noun · masculinesecond declension
pūpillus
pūpillus m (genitive pūpillī)
Meaning
- orphan, ward
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pūpillus | pūpillī |
| genitive | pūpillī | pūpillōrum |
| dative | pūpillō | pūpillīs |
| accusative | pūpillum | pūpillōs |
| ablative | pūpillō | pūpillīs |
| vocative | pūpille | pūpillī |
pūpillus, i, m. dim. pupulus,
I. an orphan boy, an orphan; also, a ward (cf.:
tutor, tutela), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 50, § 130; id. de Or. 3, 41, 165; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123; 1, 1, 22; Suet. Claud. 23; id. Galb. 9; Inscr. Tab. Heracl. lin. 4 sq.; Juv. 6, 628; Dig. 50, 16, 239; Vulg. Exod. 22, 22; id. Jacob. 1, 27.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūpillus ī, m dim.
pupus, an orphan boy, orphan, ward : reliquit pupillum parvum filium: piger annus Pupillis, H., Iu.
Origins
Diminutive form of pūpus.
Descendants
- Catalanpubill
- Catalanpupil
- Englishpupil
- Frenchpupille
- Italianpupillo
- Portuguesepupilo
- Romanianpupil
- Spanishpupilo