LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

morsellum

morsellum n (genitive morsellī)
Classical[mɔrˈsɛl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[morˈsɛl.lum]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneutera small piece

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemorsellummorsella
genitivemorsellīmorsellōrum
dativemorsellōmorsellīs
accusativemorsellummorsella
ablativemorsellōmorsellīs
vocativemorsellummorsella

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin morsellum From morsum (“piece”) + -ellus.

Descendants
  • Frenchmorceaufrom Old French morsel
  • Englishmorceaufrom Old French morsel
  • Englishmorselfrom Old French morsel
  • Haitian Creolemosofrom Old French morsel
  • Normanmorcéfrom Old French morsel
  • Hungarianmorzsafrom Old French morsel
  • Scotsmorselfrom Old French morsel
  • Yolamossaalefrom Old French morsel

In English words that came into English from morsellum

  • morselmorsellum
  • morceaumorsellum

Quick answers

What does morsellum mean in Latin?
morsellum, a noun, means “a small piece”.
What is the genitive of morsellum?
The genitive singular is morsellī. morsellum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce morsellum?
In classical Latin, [mɔrˈsɛl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [morˈsɛl.lum].