canistellum

Latin

Etymology

From canistrum (“wicker basket”) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känisˈt̪ɛlːum]

Noun

canistellum n (genitive canistellī); second declension

1. wicker basket

Declension

Second-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

• Old Spanish: canastiello
  • Spanish: canastillo
    • → English: canistel (from a dialectal variant)

References

• “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.