LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gemellus

gemellus m (genitive gemellī)
Classical[ɡɛˈmɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒeˈmɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinetwin

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegemellusgemellī
genitivegemellīgemellōrum
dativegemellōgemellīs
accusativegemellumgemellōs
ablativegemellōgemellīs
vocativegemellegemellī

gĕmellus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [geminus], born at the same time, twin-born, twin- (mostly poet.; cf. geminus).
I. Lit.
A. Adj.: flebat avus Phoebeque soror fratresque gemelli, Ov. H. 8, 77: proles, id. ib. 6, 121; id. M. 9, 453: fetus, id. H. 6, 143: partus, id. M. 6, 712; Vulg. Cant. 4, 2.—
B. Subst.: gĕmellus, i, m., a twin: gemelle Castor et gemelle Castoris, Cat. 4, 27: namque est enixa gemellos, Ov. M. 11, 316; cf. Verg. E. 1, 14: hac in re scilicet una Multum dissimiles, at cetera paene gemelli Fraternis animis, etc., Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 3.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., paired, double: poma cohaerentia et gemella, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51: vites, that have two clusters on one stalk, id. 14, 2, 4, § 21 (for which: geminae vites, Col. 3, 2, 10): gemella legio, formed out of two legions, Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. geminus, II. A.—
B. Resembling or like, as twins: par nobile fratrum, Nequitia et nugis pravorum et amore gemellum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 244: pinus, Mart. 10, 92, 3: uniones, id. 12, 49, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin gemellus From geminus + -lus.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchjumeaufrom Old French gemel
  • FrenchGémeauxfrom Old French gemel
  • Englishgemelfrom Old French gemel
  • Italiangemello
  • Italiangiumella
  • Sardinianghemeddu
  • Spanishgemelo
  • Normangemelfrom Old French gemel
  • NormanGémiauxfrom Old French gemel
  • Friulianzimul
Old Leonese
  • Asturianximielgu

In English words that came into English from gemellus

  • gimbalgemellus
  • gemelgemellus

Quick answers

What does gemellus mean in Latin?
gemellus, a noun, means “twin”.
What is the genitive of gemellus?
The genitive singular is gemellī. gemellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gemellus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛˈmɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒeˈmɛl.lus].