morsellum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From morsum (“piece”) + -ellus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [mɔrˈs̠ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [morˈsɛlːum]
Noun edit
morsellum n (genitive morsellī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a small piece
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | morsellum | morsella |
| Genitive | morsellī | morsellōrum |
| Dative | morsellō | morsellīs |
| Accusative | morsellum | morsella |
| Ablative | morsellō | morsellīs |
| Vocative | morsellum | morsella |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old French: morsel
References edit
- 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)