fratellus

Latin

Etymology

frāter +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [fraːˈtɛl.lʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [fraˈtɛl.lus]

Noun

frātellus m (genitive frātellī); second declension

1. brother
   • Scaurus de orthographia

     nec minus quod capra per diminutionem capella dicitur, et frater fratellus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	frātellus	frātellī
genitive	frātellī	frātellōrum
dative	frātellō	frātellīs
accusative	frātellum	frātellōs
ablative	frātellō	frātellīs
vocative	frātelle	frātellī

Descendants

• Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Corsican: fratellu, frateddu
  • Italian: fratello
    • → Piedmontese: fratèl
    • →? Sicilian: frateddu
  • Venetan: fradelo, fradel
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Emilian: fradèl, fradäl
  • Lombard: fradèl, fradél
    • → Piedmontese: fradèl
      • → Franco-Provençal: fradèl (Valdôtain)
  • Piedmontese: frèl
  • Romagnol: fradèl, fradäl