puer delicatus
Latin
Etymology
Literally, “alluring boy”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpu.ɛr deː.lɪˈkaː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpuː.er d̪e.liˈkaː.t̪us]
Noun
puer dēlicātus m (genitive puerī dēlicātī); second declension
- a prepubescent or adolescent boy who served as a sex slave, chosen for his supposed beauty
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 |