LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

flābellum

flābellum n (genitive flābellī)
Classical[fɫaːˈbɛl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[flaˈbɛl.lum]

Meaning

  1. A small (hand-held) fan, especially for keeping off flies.
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinflabellum.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeflābellumflābella
genitiveflābellīflābellōrum
dativeflābellōflābellīs
accusativeflābellumflābella
ablativeflābellōflābellīs
vocativeflābellumflābella

flābellum, i, n. dim. flabrum,
I. a smali fan or fly-flap.
I. Lit.: cape hoc flabellum, et ventulum huic sic facito, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 47; 50; Mart. 3, 82, 10; for this a peacock's tail was used, Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 11; Hier. Ep. 27, 13.—*
II. Trop.: cujus lingua quasi flabello seditionis, illa tum est egentium concio ventilata, an exciter, Cic. Fl. 23, 54.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Latinflābellum

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin -brum Latin flābrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flābellum From flābrum (“breeze”) + -lum (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishflabellum
  • Englishflabel
  • Italianflabello
  • Portugueseflabelo

In English words that came into English from flābellum

  • flabellumflābellum
  • flabelliformflābellum
  • flabellateflābellātus
  • flabellinervedflābellum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFlabellumFlabellum dim. FLABELLULUM (ῥιπίς, ῥιπιστήρ, dim. ῥιπίδιον), a fan. Ancient fans were not so constructed that they might be furled, unfurled, and flut…

Quick answers

What does flābellum mean in Latin?
flābellum, a noun, means “A small (hand-held) fan, especially for keeping off flies.; flabellum.”.
What is the genitive of flābellum?
The genitive singular is flābellī. flābellum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce flābellum?
In classical Latin, [fɫaːˈbɛl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [flaˈbɛl.lum].
Where does flābellum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- → Latin flābellum.
Which English words come from flābellum?
English words that go back to Latin flābellum include flabellum, flabelliform, flabellinerved and flabellate.