morsel
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English morsel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French morsel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive. of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere (“to bite”). Compare French morceau.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈmɔːsəl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹsəl/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səl
Noun
morsel (plural morsels)
- A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
- A mouthful of food.
- A very small amount.
- 2008, Pamela Griffin, New York Brides, Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), →ISBN, page 70:
- Didn't even a morsel of decency remain in his brother?
- 2008, Pamela Griffin, New York Brides, Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), →ISBN, page 70:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:modicum.
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “morsel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “morsel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “morsel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “morsel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *merə- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).
Pronunciation
Noun
morsel oblique singular, m (oblique plural morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative singular morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative plural morsel)
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