catellus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From catulus (whelp, puppy, young dog) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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catellus m (genitive catellī); second declension

  1. puppy, whelp

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative catellus catellī
Genitive catellī catellōrum
Dative catellō catellīs
Accusative catellum catellōs
Ablative catellō catellīs
Vocative catelle catellī

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • catellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • catellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • catellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • catellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.