puerperus
Latin
Etymology
Adjectival form of puerpera (“a woman in her childbed”), from puer (“boy, child”) + pariō (“bear, give birth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈer.pe.rus/, [pʊˈɛr.pɛ.rʊs]
Declension
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | puerperus | puerpera | puerperum | puerperī | puerperae | puerpera | |
Genitive | puerperī | puerperae | puerperī | puerperōrum | puerperārum | puerperōrum | |
Dative | puerperō | puerperō | puerperīs | ||||
Accusative | puerperum | puerperam | puerperum | puerperōs | puerperās | puerpera | |
Ablative | puerperō | puerperā | puerperō | puerperīs | |||
Vocative | puerpere | puerpera | puerperum | puerperī | puerperae | puerpera |
References
- puerperus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- puerperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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