matellio

Latin

Etymology

From matella +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.li.oː/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.li.o/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːio]

Noun

matelliō m (genitive matelliōnis); third declension

1. A chamber pot

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matelliō	matelliōnēs
Genitive	matelliōnis	matelliōnum
Dative	matelliōnī	matelliōnibus
Accusative	matelliōnem	matelliōnēs
Ablative	matelliōne	matelliōnibus
Vocative	matelliō	matelliōnēs

References

• “matellio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• matellio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/varro.ll5.html (XII)