LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pedīcellus1

pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī)
Classical[pɛ.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.diˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinlittle foot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepedīcelluspedīcellī
genitivepedīcellīpedīcellōrum
dativepedīcellōpedīcellīs
accusativepedīcellumpedīcellōs
ablativepedīcellōpedīcellīs
vocativepedīcellepedīcellī

pĕdīcellus, i, m. dim. pediculus,
I. a little louse, Petr. 57 dub. (al. peduclum).

Origins

From pedīculus (“little foot”) + -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēs (“foot”).

Descendants
  • Englishpedicel
  • Englishpedicellus
  • Frenchpédicelle
  • Italianpedicello
  • Portuguesepedicelo
  • Spanishpedicelo

In English words that came into English from pedīcellus

  • pedicelpedīcellus
  • pedicellariapedīcellus
  • pedicelluspedīcellus
noun · masculinesecond declension
pēdīcellus2
pēdīcellus m (genitive pēdīcellī)
Classical[peː.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.diˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinNew Latina little louse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepēdīcelluspēdīcellī
genitivepēdīcellīpēdīcellōrum
dativepēdīcellōpēdīcellīs
accusativepēdīcellumpēdīcellōs
ablativepēdīcellōpēdīcellīs
vocativepēdīcellepēdīcellī

Origins

From pēdīculus + -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēdis (“louse”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpedicello
Elsewhere
  • Romanianpăducelfrom Vulgar Latin *peducellus
  • Megleno-Romanianpiduțelfrom Vulgar Latin *peducellus

Quick answers

What does pedīcellus mean in Latin?
pedīcellus, a noun, means “little foot”.
What is the genitive of pedīcellus?
The genitive singular is pedīcellī. pedīcellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pedīcellus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.diˈt͡ʃɛl.lus].
Which English words come from pedīcellus?
English words that go back to Latin pedīcellus include pedicel, pedicellaria and pedicellus.