Reconstruction:Latin/rivuscellum

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From *rīvusculum (little stream) +‎ -lum (diminutive ending). Hence an etymological double-diminutive like *arbuscellum or *rāmuscellum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*rīvuscellum m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. brook

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */rosˈcɛllos/ */rosˈcɛlli/
oblique */rosˈcɛllu/ */rosˈcɛllos/

Descendants

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  • Italian: ruscello, roscello (regional)
  • Old French: ruissel

References

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