gerulus

Latin

Etymology

gerō +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.ru.lus/, [ˈɡɛrʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ru.lus/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːrulus]

Noun

gerulus m (genitive gerulī); second declension

1. a bearer, carrier
2. one who does something, a doer

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	gerulus	gerulī
genitive	gerulī	gerulōrum
dative	gerulō	gerulīs
accusative	gerulum	gerulōs
ablative	gerulō	gerulīs
vocative	gerule	gerulī

Derived terms

• gerula

References

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