misellus

Latin

Etymology

From miser (“wretched”) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miˈsel.lus/, [mɪˈs̠ɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /miˈsel.lus/, [miˈs̬ɛlːus]

Adjective

misellus (feminine misella, neuter misellum); first/second-declension adjective

1. diminutive of miser (“poor, wretched”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	misellus	misella	misellum		misellī	misellae	misella
Genitive	misellī	misellae	misellī		misellōrum	misellārum	misellōrum
Dative	misellō		misellō		misellīs
Accusative	misellum	misellam	misellum		misellōs	misellās	misella
Ablative	misellō	misellā	misellō		misellīs
Vocative	miselle	misella	misellum		misellī	misellae	misella

Descendants

• Catalan: mesell
• Old French: mesel
• Romanian: mișel

References

• “misellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “misellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• misellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.