What does locellus mean in Latin?

locellus, a noun, means “a casket, small box”.

What is the genitive of locellus?

The genitive singular is locellī. locellus is masculine, second declension.

noun · masculinesecond declension

locellus m (genitive locellī)

lŏcellus, i, m. dim. locus,

I. a little place; hence,

I. A compartment in a locker or chest, Caes. ap. Charis. p. 60 P.: praetorum, Mart. 10, 88.—

II. A chest, casket: anulos in locellum repositos haeredibus reddidit, Val. Max. 7, 8, 9.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin locellus From loculus + -lus.

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