taxillus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *tā̆kslelos, formally tālus (“a heel; die”) +‎ -illus (“diminutive suffix”). For a similar phonetic development, compare pusillus.

Noun[edit]

tāxillus m (genitive tāxillī); second declension

  1. a small cube or die

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tāxillus tāxillī
Genitive tāxillī tāxillōrum
Dative tāxillō tāxillīs
Accusative tāxillum tāxillōs
Ablative tāxillō tāxillīs
Vocative tāxille tāxillī

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: teixell
  • Galician: teixelo
  • Italian: tassello
  • Old French: tassel
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