gemellus

Latin

Etymology

geminus +‎ -lus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈmel.lus/, [ɡɛˈmɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈmel.lus/, [d͡ʒeˈmɛlːus]

Noun

gemellus m (genitive gemellī); second declension

1. twin

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gemellus	gemellī
Genitive	gemellī	gemellōrum
Dative	gemellō	gemellīs
Accusative	gemellum	gemellōs
Ablative	gemellō	gemellīs
Vocative	gemelle	gemellī

Descendants

• Asturian: ximelu
• Breton: gevell
• Cornish: gevell, gevelles
• English: gemel
• Esperanto: ĝemelo
• French: jumeau, jumelle, Gémeaux
• Friulian: zimul, gimul, zumiele
• Galician: xemelgo

• Ido: jemelo
• Italian: gemello, giumella
• Portuguese: gêmeo, gémeo
• Romansch: schumellin, schameal, schimel
• Sicilian: giameddu
• Spanish: gemelo, mielgo, mellizo
• Venetian: zemèl, xemèło
• Welsh: gefell, gefeilles

References

• “gemellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “gemellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gemellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.