morsellum

Latin

Etymology

From morsum (“piece”) +‎ -ellus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [mɔrˈs̠ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [morˈsɛlːum]

Noun

morsellum n (genitive morsellī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a small piece

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	morsellum	morsella
genitive	morsellī	morsellōrum
dative	morsellō	morsellīs
accusative	morsellum	morsella
ablative	morsellō	morsellīs
vocative	morsellum	morsella

Related terms

• mordeō
• morsum
• morsus

Descendants

• Old French: morsel
  • Middle French: morceau
    • French: morceau
      • → English: morceau
  • Norman: morcé (Jersey, Guernsey)
  • → Hungarian: morzsa
  • → Middle English: morsel, morselle, morsille, morssel, morscel, morcelle, mursel
    • English: morsel
    • Yola: mossaale

References

• 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)