taxillus

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

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
- French: tasseau
- → English: tassel

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