puteus
puteus
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (“to cut, strike, hit”). Compare paveō, pudeō, repudium, paviō and tripudium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʊ.te.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpuː.t̪e.us]
Noun
puteus m (genitive puteī); second declension
- well
- cistern
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | puteus | puteī |
| genitive | puteī | puteōrum |
| dative | puteō | puteīs |
| accusative | puteum | puteōs |
| ablative | puteō | puteīs |
| vocative | putee | puteī |