masculus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive, from mās (“male, man”) +‎ -culus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmas.ku.lus/, [ˈmas.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

masculus (feminine mascula, neuter masculum); first/second declension

  1. male, masculine
  2. (substantive) A man, male.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative masculus mascula masculum masculī masculae mascula
genitive masculī masculae masculī masculōrum masculārum masculōrum
dative masculō masculō masculīs
accusative masculum masculam masculum masculōs masculās mascula
ablative masculō masculā masculō masculīs
vocative mascule mascula masculum masculī masculae mascula

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • masculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • masculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • masculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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