noun · neutersecond declension
rāllum
rāllum n (genitive rāllī)
Classical[ˈraːl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈral.lum]
Meaning
- scraper
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rāllum | rālla |
| genitive | rāllī | rāllōrum |
| dative | rāllō | rāllīs |
| accusative | rāllum | rālla |
| ablative | rāllō | rāllīs |
| vocative | rāllum | rālla |
rallum, i, n. rado,
I. an instrument for scraping off the earth from the ploughshare, Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 179.
Origins
From rādō (“to scrape”). Per Michiel de Vaan, formed as *rād-lo-. Compare with rāstrum and rādula.
Descendants
- Italianralla
- Portugueseralo
- Spanishrallo
- Galicianrelo
- Sicilianraḍḍu