What does rāllus mean in Latin?

rāllus, a adjective, means “thin; slim; threadbare”.

How do you pronounce rāllus?

In classical Latin, [ˈraːl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈral.lus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rāllus (feminine rālla, neuter rāllum)

Classical[ˈraːl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈral.lus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rāllus	rālla	rāllum
genitive	rāllī	rāllae	rāllī
dative	rāllō	rāllae	rāllō
accusative	rāllum	rāllam	rāllum
ablative	rāllō	rāllā	rāllō
vocative	rālle	rālla	rāllum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rāllī	rāllae	rālla
genitive	rāllōrum	rāllārum	rāllōrum
dative	rāllīs	rāllīs	rāllīs
accusative	rāllōs	rāllās	rālla
ablative	rāllīs	rāllīs	rāllīs
vocative	rāllī	rāllae	rālla

rallus, a, um,

I. adj. dim. [for rarulus, from rarus], thin: tunica, a thin tunic, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 46; cf. Non. 539, 15.

Contraction of rārulus, from rārus + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

noun · masculinesecond declension

rāllus²

rāllus m (genitive rāllī)

Classical[ˈraːl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈral.lus]

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