paetulus
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of paetus (“having a cast in the eyes, blinking or winking with the eyes”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpae̯.tu.lus/, [ˈpäe̯t̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.tu.lus/, [ˈpɛːt̪ulus]
Adjective
paetulus (feminine paetula, neuter paetulum); first/second-declension adjective
- Having a slight cast in the eyes; blinking, winking or squinting slightly.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | paetulus | paetula | paetulum | paetulī | paetulae | paetula | |
| Genitive | paetulī | paetulae | paetulī | paetulōrum | paetulārum | paetulōrum | |
| Dative | paetulō | paetulō | paetulīs | ||||
| Accusative | paetulum | paetulam | paetulum | paetulōs | paetulās | paetula | |
| Ablative | paetulō | paetulā | paetulō | paetulīs | |||
| Vocative | paetule | paetula | paetulum | paetulī | paetulae | paetula | |
Related terms
- paetus
References
- “paetulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “paetulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- paetulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- paetulus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016