LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

frātellus

frātellus m (genitive frātellī)
Classical[fraːˈtɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[fraˈtɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. brother
    Scaurus de orthographia nec minus quod capra per diminutionem capella dicitur, et frater fratellus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrātellusfrātellī
genitivefrātellīfrātellōrum
dativefrātellōfrātellīs
accusativefrātellumfrātellōs
ablativefrātellōfrātellīs
vocativefrātellefrātellī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin frātellus From frāter + -lus (diminutive suffix).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfratello
  • Corsicanfratellu
  • Corsicanfrateddu
  • Piedmontesefratèlfrom Italian fratello
  • Sicilianfrateddufrom Italian fratello
  • Venetanfradelo
  • Venetanfradel
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianfradèl
  • Emilianfradäl
  • Franco-Provençalfradèlfrom Lombard fradèl
  • Piedmontesefrèl
  • Romagnolfradèl
  • Romagnolfradäl

Quick answers

What does frātellus mean in Latin?
frātellus, a noun, means “brother”.
What is the genitive of frātellus?
The genitive singular is frātellī. frātellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce frātellus?
In classical Latin, [fraːˈtɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fraˈtɛl.lus].