paetulus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of paetus (“having a cast in the eyes, blinking or winking with the eyes”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpae̯.tu.lus/, [ˈpäe̯t̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.tu.lus/, [ˈpɛːt̪ulus]

Adjective

paetulus (feminine paetula, neuter paetulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Having a slight cast in the eyes; blinking, winking or squinting slightly.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	paetulus	paetula	paetulum		paetulī	paetulae	paetula
genitive	paetulī	paetulae	paetulī		paetulōrum	paetulārum	paetulōrum
dative	paetulō	paetulae	paetulō		paetulīs
accusative	paetulum	paetulam	paetulum		paetulōs	paetulās	paetula
ablative	paetulō	paetulā	paetulō		paetulīs
vocative	paetule	paetula	paetulum		paetulī	paetulae	paetula

Related terms

• paetus

References

• “paetulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “paetulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• paetulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• paetulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016