catamitus
Latin
Etymology
From Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymēdēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.taˈmiː.tus/, [kät̪äˈmiːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.taˈmi.tus/, [kät̪äˈmiːt̪us]
Noun
catamītus m (genitive catamītī); second declension
- catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | catamītus | catamītī |
| Genitive | catamītī | catamītōrum |
| Dative | catamītō | catamītīs |
| Accusative | catamītum | catamītōs |
| Ablative | catamītō | catamītīs |
| Vocative | catamīte | catamītī |
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: catamite
- → Finnish: katamiitti
- → French: catamite
- → Portuguese: catamita
- → Russian: катами́т (katamít)
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