puer delicatus

Latin

Etymology

Literally, “alluring boy”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.er deː.liˈkaː.tus/, [ˈpuɛr d̪eːlʲɪˈkäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.er de.liˈka.tus/, [ˈpuːer d̪eliˈkäːt̪us]

Noun

puer dēlicātus m (genitive puerī dēlicātī); second declension

1. a prepubescent or adolescent boy who served as a sex slave, chosen for his supposed beauty

   Synonyms: catamītus, dēlicium

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er) with a second-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	puer dēlicātus	puerī dēlicātī
genitive	puerī dēlicātī	puerōrum dēlicātōrum
dative	puerō dēlicātō	puerīs dēlicātīs
accusative	puerum dēlicātum	puerōs dēlicātōs
ablative	puerō dēlicātō	puerīs dēlicātīs
vocative	puer dēlicāte	puerī dēlicātī