pellis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”), Old English fell (“fell, skin, hide; garment of skin”). More at fell.

Noun

pellis (genitive pellis); f, third declension

1. pelt, hide, animal skin
2. (mycology) the outside of a sporocarp

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pellis	pellēs
genitive	pellis	pellium
dative	pellī	pellibus
accusative	pellem	pellēs 1
ablative	pelle	pellibus
vocative	pellis	pellēs

¹May also be pellīs.

Descendants

Aromanian: chiale Catalan: pell Dalmatian: pial English: pelt French: peau Friulian: piel Italian: pelle Jèrriais: p'liche

Occitan: pèl Portuguese: pele Romanian: piele Romansch: pel Sardinian: pedhe Sicilian: peddi Spanish: piel Venetian: pełe