camarlingus

Latin

Alternative forms

• camerlengus, camerlingus, camberlingus, camerlanus, cambellanus

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.marˈlin.ɡus/, [kämärˈlʲɪŋɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.marˈlin.ɡus/, [kämärˈliŋɡus]

Noun

camarlingus m (genitive camarlingī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) chamberlain
2. (Medieval Latin) serf

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	camarlingus	camarlingī
Genitive	camarlingī	camarlingōrum
Dative	camarlingō	camarlingīs
Accusative	camarlingum	camarlingōs
Ablative	camarlingō	camarlingīs
Vocative	camarlinge	camarlingī

Descendants

• Old French: chamberlein, chamberlain, chaumberlein, chambellan, chamberlayn, chamberlenc, chambreleyn
  • Middle French: chambellan, chambellain, chamberlenc
    • French: chambellan (see there for further descendants)
  • → Middle English: chamberlayn, chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, chamberleyn, chamberlain
    • English: chamberlain
  • → Middle Armenian: ջամբռլայ (ǰambṙlay)
• Old Occitan: camarlenc
  • →? Old Catalan: camarleng
    • Catalan: camarlenc
    • → Spanish: camarlengo
  • Occitan: camarlenc
• Old Italian: camerlingo
  • Italian: camerlengo
    • → English: camerlengo
  • → French: camerlingue