LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rāstellus

rāstellus m (genitive rāstellī)
Classical[raːsˈtɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[rasˈtɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. rake, hoe, mattock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerāstellusrāstellī
genitiverāstellīrāstellōrum
dativerāstellōrāstellīs
accusativerāstellumrāstellōs
ablativerāstellōrāstellīs
vocativerāstellerāstellī

rastellus, i, m. dim. rastrum,
I. a hoe, rake, mattock, Varr. L. L. 5, 31, 38; id. R. R. 1, 49, 1; Col. 2, 12, 6 (for which, id. 2, 10, 27, rastra), Suet. Ner. 19.

Origins

From rāstrum (“rake”) + -lus (diminutive ending). The gender may be related to the masculine plural byforms of the base noun, such as nominative rastrī and accusative rastrōs.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianrastello
  • Romanianrastelfrom Italian rastello
  • Italianrastrello
  • Sicilianrastreḍḍu
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanrastell
  • Occitanrastèl
  • Frenchrâteaufrom Old French rastel
  • Franco-Provençalrâtél
  • Normanrâtéfrom Old French rastel
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserastel
  • Portugueserastelo
  • Spanishrastrillofrom Old Spanish rastillo
  • Galicianrestelo
  • Galicianrestrelo
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshrastel

Quick answers

What does rāstellus mean in Latin?
rāstellus, a noun, means “rake, hoe, mattock”.
What is the genitive of rāstellus?
The genitive singular is rāstellī. rāstellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce rāstellus?
In classical Latin, [raːsˈtɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [rasˈtɛl.lus].