pueraster

Latin

Etymology

From puer (“boy”) +‎ -aster.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.eˈras.ter/, [pʊ.ɛˈras.tɛr]

Noun

pueraster m (genitive puerastrī); second declension

  1. a stout lad.

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular Plural
nominative pueraster puerastrī
genitive puerastrī puerastrōrum
dative puerastrō puerastrīs
accusative puerastrum puerastrōs
ablative puerastrō puerastrīs
vocative pueraster1 puerastrī

1May also be puerastre.

References

  • pueraster in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pueraster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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