masclus
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Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
masclus m (genitive masclī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)
- Syncopated form of masculus (“male”)
- 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 4:
- masculus non masclus
- [The correct form is] masculus, not masclus
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | masclus | masclī |
| Genitive | masclī | masclōrum |
| Dative | masclō | masclīs |
| Accusative | masclum | masclōs |
| Ablative | masclō | masclīs |
| Vocative | mascle | masclī |
Descendants[edit]
- see: masculus
References[edit]
- masclus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)