Definify.com

Definition 2024

masculinus

masculinus

Latin

Adjective

masculīnus m ‎(feminine masculīna, neuter masculīnum); first/second declension

masculine, male (of humans or animals)
manly, worth of manhood
(grammar) masculine (gender)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	masculīnus	masculīna	masculīnum		masculīnī	masculīnae	masculīna
genitive	masculīnī	masculīnae	masculīnī		masculīnōrum	masculīnārum	masculīnōrum
dative	masculīnō	masculīnae	masculīnō		masculīnīs
accusative	masculīnum	masculīnam	masculīnum		masculīnōs	masculīnās	masculīna
ablative	masculīnō	masculīnā	masculīnō		masculīnīs
vocative	masculīne	masculīna	masculīnum		masculīnī	masculīnae	masculīna

Synonyms

(masculine, male): mās, masculus
(manly): masculus

Antonyms

(masculine, male): fēminīnus, muliebris
(of masculine gender): fēminīnus

Derived terms

masculīnē
masculīniter

Related terms

mās
masculēscō
masculētum
masculus

Descendants

Catalan: masculí
English: masculine
French: masculin
Friulian: masculin
Galician: masculino

Italian: mascolino
Occitan: masculin
Portuguese: masculino
Romanian: masculin
Spanish: masculino

References

masculinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
masculinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “masculinus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.