pedicellus
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pedicellus
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From pedīculus (“little foot”) + -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.diːˈkel.lus/, [pɛd̪iːˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.diˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [ped̪iˈt͡ʃɛlːus]
Noun edit
pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī); second declension (New Latin)
- little foot
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pedīcellus | pedīcellī |
| Genitive | pedīcellī | pedīcellōrum |
| Dative | pedīcellō | pedīcellīs |
| Accusative | pedīcellum | pedīcellōs |
| Ablative | pedīcellō | pedīcellīs |
| Vocative | pedīcelle | pedīcellī |
Descendants edit
- → English: pedicel
- → French: pédicelle
- → Italian: pedicello (ety. 1)
- → Portuguese: pedicelo
- → Spanish: pedicelo
Etymology 2 edit
From pēdīculus + -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēdis (“louse”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peː.diːˈkel.lus/, [peːd̪iːˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.diˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [ped̪iˈt͡ʃɛlːus]
Noun edit
pēdīcellus m (genitive pēdīcellī); second declension (Late Latin)
- a little louse
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pēdīcellus | pēdīcellī |
| Genitive | pēdīcellī | pēdīcellōrum |
| Dative | pēdīcellō | pēdīcellīs |
| Accusative | pēdīcellum | pēdīcellōs |
| Ablative | pēdīcellō | pēdīcellīs |
| Vocative | pēdīcelle | pēdīcellī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “pedicellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pedicellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.