[ˈpuː.pʊs], [ˈpuː.pus]
OriginFrom a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”) (whence also puer). De Vaan additionally supports Ernout and Meillet's hypothesis of pūpa being the original form, and pūpus being a derivative.
- declension-2a boy, a child
- declension-2a puppet
- declension-2the pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla)
Formspūpus(canonical, masculine) · pūpī(genitive) · pūpus(nominative, singular) · pūpī(nominative, plural) · pūpī(genitive, singular) · pūpōrum(genitive, plural) · pūpō(dative, singular) · pūpīs(dative, plural) · pūpum(accusative, singular) · pūpōs(accusative, plural) · pūpō(ablative, singular) · pūpīs(ablative, plural) · pūpe(singular, vocative) · pūpī(plural, vocative) · puppus(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary