catulaster

catulaster

Latin

Alternative forms

  • catlaster

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *katelos
Latin catul(us)
Latin -aster
Latin catulaster

    From catul(us) (“whelp”) + -aster (“expressing incomplete resemblance”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    catulaster m (genitive catulastrī); second declension

    1. boy, lad, stripling
    2. young man

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

    singular plural
    nominative catulaster catulastrī
    genitive catulastrī catulastrōrum
    dative catulastrō catulastrīs
    accusative catulastrum catulastrōs
    ablative catulastrō catulastrīs
    vocative catulaster catulastrī

    References

    • “catulaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “catulaster”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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