noun · masculinesecond declension
pedīcellus1
pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī)
Classical[pɛ.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.diˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]
Meaning
- New Latinlittle foot
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pedīcellus | pedīcellī |
| genitive | pedīcellī | pedīcellōrum |
| dative | pedīcellō | pedīcellīs |
| accusative | pedīcellum | pedīcellōs |
| ablative | pedīcellō | pedīcellīs |
| vocative | pedīcelle | pedīcellī |
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