LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

agellulus

agellulus m (genitive agellulī)
Classical[aˈɡɛl.lʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈd͡ʒɛl.lu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea very small field
    Nam si in me dilexerunt quod audierant paucis agellulis paternis contemptis ad dei liberam servitutem me fuisse conversumFor if because they had that I had turned away from my few paternal acres and towards willing servitute of God, they held great regard for me354 CE – 430 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Epistolae 33.7

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagellulusagellulī
genitiveagellulīagellulōrum
dativeagellulōagellulīs
accusativeagellulumagellulōs
ablativeagellulōagellulīs
vocativeagelluleagellulī

ăgellŭlus, i, m. a double dim. of ager; cf. asellulus,
I. a very small field, Symm. Ep. 2, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  3. Proto-Italic*agros
  4. Proto-Italic*agrelos
  5. Proto-Italic*agr̥los
  6. Proto-Italic*agerlos
  7. Latinagellulus

▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin agellulus From agellus (“a small field”) + -ulus (dimunitive suffix). For another example of a double dimunitive, compare asellulus, from asellus (“a small donkey”).

Quick answers

What does agellulus mean in Latin?
agellulus, a noun, means “a very small field”.
What is the genitive of agellulus?
The genitive singular is agellulī. agellulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce agellulus?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡɛl.lʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈd͡ʒɛl.lu.lus].
Where does agellulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros → Proto-Italic *agros → Proto-Italic *agrelos → Proto-Italic *agr̥los → Proto-Italic *agerlos → Latin agellulus.