masculus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive, from mās (“male, man”) +‎ -culus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaːs.ku.lus/, [ˈmaːs.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

māsculus (feminine māscula, neuter māsculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. male, masculine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative māsculus māscula māsculum māsculī māsculae māscula
Genitive māsculī māsculae māsculī māsculōrum māsculārum māsculōrum
Dative māsculō māsculō māsculīs
Accusative māsculum māsculam māsculum māsculōs māsculās māscula
Ablative māsculō māsculā māsculō māsculīs
Vocative māscule māscula māsculum māsculī māsculae māscula

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

māsculus m (genitive māsculī); second declension

  1. man, male

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative māsculus māsculī
Genitive māsculī māsculōrum
Dative māsculō māsculīs
Accusative māsculum māsculōs
Ablative māsculō māsculīs
Vocative māscule māsculī

References
  • masculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • masculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • masculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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