masclus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmas.kɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmas.klus]

Noun

masclus m (genitive masclī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. syncopated form of masculus (“male”)
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 4:

     masculus non masclus

     (The correct form is) masculus, not masclus]

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	masclus	masclī
genitive	masclī	masclōrum
dative	masclō	masclīs
accusative	masclum	masclōs
ablative	masclō	masclīs
vocative	mascle	masclī

Descendants

• see: masculus

References

• "masclus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)