LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

marīnellus

marīnellus m
Classical[ma.riːˈnɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[ma.riˈnɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinsailor, mariner
    capitaneus nautarum & marinellorumadmiral (lit. captain of the king's boatmen and seamen)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemarīnellusmarīnellī
genitivemarīnellīmarīnellōrum
dativemarīnellōmarīnellīs
accusativemarīnellummarīnellōs
ablativemarīnellōmarīnellīs
vocativemarīnellemarīnellī

Origins

From marīnus (“marine, mariner”) + -ellus (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), q.v.

Descendants
  • Englishmarinellfrom Old French marinel
  • Italianmarinello
  • EnglishMarinellofrom Italian marinello
  • ItalianMarinello
  • Middle Scotsmarinellfrom Old French marinel
  • Middle Scotsmarinallfrom Old French marinel
  • Irishmairnéalachfrom Old French marinel

In English words that came into English from marīnellus

  • marinermarīnellus

Quick answers

What does marīnellus mean in Latin?
marīnellus, a noun, means “sailor, mariner”.
How do you pronounce marīnellus?
In classical Latin, [ma.riːˈnɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.riˈnɛl.lus].