puer
From Proto-Italic *puweros, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂weros, from *peh₂w-. Cognate with Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌂𐌋𐌖𐌌 (puglum), Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “boy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpu.er/, [ˈpuɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpu.er/, [ˈpuːer]
Noun
puer m (genitive puerī, feminine puera); second declension
- a child; chit
- a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an infans but younger than an adulescens)
- a male servant or page; slave
- a bachelor
- boyhood (ex: in puero, "in his boyhood" or "as a boy")
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | puer | puerī |
| Genitive | puerī | puerōrum |
| Dative | puerō | puerīs |
| Accusative | puerum | puerōs |
| Ablative | puerō | puerīs |
| Vocative | puer | puerī |