macellus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From macer + -lus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maˈkel.lus/, [mäˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [mäˈt͡ʃɛlːus]
Adjective
[edit]macellus (feminine macella, neuter macellum); first/second-declension adjective
- diminutive of macer (“lean, skinny, meager”)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | macellus | macella | macellum | macellī | macellae | macella | |
| genitive | macellī | macellae | macellī | macellōrum | macellārum | macellōrum | |
| dative | macellō | macellae | macellō | macellīs | |||
| accusative | macellum | macellam | macellum | macellōs | macellās | macella | |
| ablative | macellō | macellā | macellō | macellīs | |||
| vocative | macelle | macella | macellum | macellī | macellae | macella | |
References
[edit]- “macellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- macellus 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)
- macellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.