puelline
pu·el·line
puelline · more puelline · most puelline
Synonym of puellileSynonym of puellile (“characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls”).
UK/p(j)uːˈɛliːn/US/p(j)uˈɛlˌin/
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of puellile (“characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls”).
Origin
From Latin puella (“female child, girl”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertainingFrom Latin puella (“female child, girl”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Puella is derived from puellus (“male child, young boy”) + -a (feminine form of -us); puellus is a contraction of puerulus (“little boy; little slave”), from puer (“boy, lad; male page, servant, or slave; child”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)) + -ulus (“suffix forming diminutives of nouns indicating small size or youth”).
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Forms
more puelline, most puelline| Comparative | more puelline Lesson |
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| Superlative | most puelline Lesson |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form