canistellum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom canistrum (“wicker basket”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känisˈt̪ɛlːum]
Noun
editcanistellum n (genitive canistellī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | canistellum | canistella |
Genitive | canistellī | canistellōrum |
Dative | canistellō | canistellīs |
Accusative | canistellum | canistella |
Ablative | canistellō | canistellīs |
Vocative | canistellum | canistella |
Descendants
edit- Old Spanish: canastiello
- Spanish: canastillo
- → English: canistel (from a dialectal variant)
- Spanish: canastillo
References
edit- “canistellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- canistellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.