pusus
See also: puŝus
Latin
Etymology
May be a back-formation from pusillus, with analogical vowel un-shortening (see the latter for details), from Proto-Indo-European *put-lo- (“son”). Alternatively, might be connected with puer, paucus and pūpus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). May be related to *pūttus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpuː.sus/, [ˈpuːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpu.sus/, [ˈpuːs̬us]
Noun
pūsus m (genitive pūsī, feminine pūsa); second declension
- a boy, a little boy
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pūsus | pūsī |
| Genitive | pūsī | pūsōrum |
| Dative | pūsō | pūsīs |
| Accusative | pūsum | pūsōs |
| Ablative | pūsō | pūsīs |
| Vocative | pūse | pūsī |
Synonyms
- puellus
- puerulus
- puer
- pisinnus, pitinnus
Derived terms
- pusillus
- pūsiō
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “putus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 502
Further reading
- “pusus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pusus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- pusus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016