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puerulus.

little boy;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[puˈɛ.rʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[puˈɛː.ru.lus]

  1. little boy

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. little slave

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin puer Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin puerulus From puer (“boy, child”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

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