LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ānellus

ānellus m (genitive ānellī)
Classical[aːˈnɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈnɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. a little ring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeānellusānellī
annellī
genitiveānellī
annellī
ānellōrum
annellōrum
dativeānellō
annellō
ānellīs
annellīs
accusativeānellum
annellum
ānellōs
annellōs
ablativeānellō
annellō
ānellīs
annellīs
vocativeānelle
annelle
ānellī
annellī

ānellus (not ann-), i, m. dim. anulus,
I. a little ring: aureolus, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 34; * Lucr. 6, 911: cum tribus anellis, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  2. Proto-Italic*ānos
  3. Latinānellus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin ānellus From ānus (“ring”) + -ellus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo
  • Spanishanillofrom Old Spanish aniello
  • Aragoneseaniello
  • Asturiananiellu
  • Mirandeseanielho
  • Galicianelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo
  • Ladinoaniyofrom Old Spanish aniello
  • Ladinoאנילייוfrom Old Spanish aniello
  • Ladinoaníofrom Old Spanish aniello
  • Ladinoאניאוfrom Old Spanish aniello
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniananeddu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianinel
  • Aromaniannel
  • Istro-Romanianarel
  • Megleno-Romanianninel
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiananello
  • Gallureseaneddufrom Corsican anellu
  • Sassareseaneddufrom Corsican anellu
  • Dalmatiananial
  • Istriotanèl
  • Neapolitananiello
  • Siciliananeḍḍu
  • Venetananeło
  • Venetananel
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalananell
  • Old Occitananel
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliananel
  • Ladinanel
  • Romanshanè
  • Romanshani
  • Romanshanel
Gallo-Italic
  • Liguriananello
  • Lombardanell
  • Piedmonteseanél
  • Romagnolanël
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalanèu
  • Old Frenchanel
Borrowings
  • Interlinguaanello

Quick answers

What does ānellus mean in Latin?
ānellus, a noun, means “a little ring”.
What is the genitive of ānellus?
The genitive singular is ānellī. ānellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ānellus?
In classical Latin, [aːˈnɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈnɛl.lus].
Where does ānellus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos → Proto-Italic *ānos → Latin ānellus.