adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
amārellus
amārellus (feminine amārella, neuter amārellum)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinadjectiveyellowish, pale
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amarellus | amarella | amarellum |
| genitive | amarellī | amarellae | amarellī |
| dative | amarellō | amarellae | amarellō |
| accusative | amarellum | amarellam | amarellum |
| ablative | amarellō | amarellā | amarellō |
| vocative | amarelle | amarella | amarellum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amarellī | amarellae | amarella |
| genitive | amarellōrum | amarellārum | amarellōrum |
| dative | amarellīs | amarellīs | amarellīs |
| accusative | amarellōs | amarellās | amarella |
| ablative | amarellīs | amarellīs | amarellīs |
| vocative | amarellī | amarellae | amarella |
Origins
From amārus (“bitter, sour”) + -ellus (diminutive suffix). The sense was developed perhaps via the description of those suffering a disease of the biles. First attested in an Iberian document dated to 919.
Descendants
- Portugueseamarelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo
- Spanishamarillofrom Old Spanish amariello
- Aragoneseamariello
- Asturianmariellufrom Old Leonese *amariello
- Asturianamariellufrom Old Leonese *amariello
- Leonesemariellufrom Old Leonese *amariello
- Mirandeseamarielhofrom Old Leonese *amariello
- Falaamarelufrom Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo
- Galicianamarelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo
- Galicianmarelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo