morsellum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From morsum (“piece”) + -ellus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [mɔrˈs̠ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [morˈsɛlːum]
Noun
[edit]morsellum n (genitive morsellī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a small piece
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | morsellum | morsella |
Genitive | morsellī | morsellōrum |
Dative | morsellō | morsellīs |
Accusative | morsellum | morsella |
Ablative | morsellō | morsellīs |
Vocative | morsellum | morsella |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old French: morsel
References
[edit]- morsellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)