noun · masculinesecond declension
sūtriballus
sūtriballus m (genitive sūtriballī)
Classical[suː.trɪˈbal.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[su.triˈbal.lus]
Meaning
- Late Latina mender of old shoes, a cobbler
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sūtriballus | sūtriballī |
| genitive | sūtriballī | sūtriballōrum |
| dative | sūtriballō | sūtriballīs |
| accusative | sūtriballum | sūtriballōs |
| ablative | sūtriballō | sūtriballīs |
| vocative | sūtriballe | sūtriballī |
Origins
Uncertain, but perhaps a corruption of *sūtribāiulus (“cobbler’s porter”) — originally denoting a cobbler’s assistant — from sūtor (“cobbler”) + bāiulus (“porter”); for the reduction of the combining stem of sūtor from sūtōr- to sūtr-, compare sūtrīnus and sūtrīx (regular in the latter).