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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈmiː.tus/, [kät̪äˈmiːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈmi.tus/, [kät̪äˈmiːt̪us]

Noun

catamītus m (genitive catamītī); second declension

1. 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

• pathicus

Descendants

• → English: catamite
• → Finnish: katamiitti
• → French: catamite
• → Portuguese: catamita
• → Russian: катами́т (katamít)