LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

putillus

putillus (feminine putilla, neuter putillum)
Classical[pʊˈtɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[puˈtil.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery tiny (term of endearment)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeputillusputillaputillum
genitiveputillīputillaeputillī
dativeputillōputillaeputillō
accusativeputillumputillamputillum
ablativeputillōputillāputillō
vocativeputilleputillaputillum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeputillīputillaeputilla
genitiveputillōrumputillārumputillōrum
dativeputillīsputillīsputillīs
accusativeputillōsputillāsputilla
ablativeputillīsputillīsputillīs
vocativeputillīputillaeputilla

pŭtillus, i, m., or pŭtilla, ae, f. dim. 2. putus,
I. a little boy; a little girl; a child; a word of endearment Plaut. As. 3, 3, 104.

Origins

From putus + -illus.

Quick answers

What does putillus mean in Latin?
putillus, a adjective, means “very tiny (term of endearment)”.
How do you pronounce putillus?
In classical Latin, [pʊˈtɪl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puˈtil.lus].