fratellus

Latin

Etymology

frāter +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fraːˈtel.lus/, [fräːˈt̪ɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fraˈtel.lus/, [fräˈt̪ɛlːus]

Noun

frātellus m (genitive frātellī); second declension

1. brother
   • Scaurus de orthographia

     nec minus quod capra per diminutionem capella dicitur, et frater fratellus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	frātellus	frātellī
Genitive	frātellī	frātellōrum
Dative	frātellō	frātellīs
Accusative	frātellum	frātellōs
Ablative	frātellō	frātellīs
Vocative	frātelle	frātellī

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: fratellu, frateddu
  • Italian: fratello
    • → Piedmontese: fratèl
    • →? Sicilian: frateddu
• Padanian:
  • Emilian: fradèl, fradäl
  • Lombard: fradèl, fradél
    • → Piedmontese: fradèl
      • → Franco-Provençal: fradèl (Valdôtain)
  • Piedmontese: frèl
  • Romagnol: fradèl, fradäl
  • Venetian: fradelo, fradel