masculus

Latin

Alternative forms

• masclus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ku.lus/, [ˈmas.ku.ɫus]

Adjective

masculus m (feminine mascula, neuter masculum); first/second declension

1. male, masculine
2. (substantive) A man, male.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	masculus	mascula	masculum		masculī	masculae	mascula
genitive	masculī	masculae	masculī		masculōrum	masculārum	masculōrum
dative	masculō	masculae	masculō		masculīs	masculīs	masculīs
accusative	masculum	masculam	masculum		masculōs	masculās	mascula
ablative	masculō	masculā	masculō		masculīs	masculīs	masculīs
vocative	mascule	mascula	masculum		masculī	masculae	mascula

Derived terms

• masculinus

Descendants

• Albanian: mashkull
• Aromanian: mascur
• Asturian: machu
• Catalan: mascle
• Corsican: maschiu
• French: mâle
• Friulian: mascli, mascjo
• Istriot: mas'cio
• Italian: maschio, mascolo, masculo

• Portuguese: macho, másculo
• Romanian: mascur, mascul
• Romansh: mastgel, mascal, mascel, mes-cel, mas-cel
• Sardinian: màschiu, màsciu, mascru, mascu
• Sicilian: màsculu
• Spanish: macho, másculo
• Venetian: mas-cio
• Walloon: måye