avillus

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Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Italic *agʷṇlos, from *agʷnelos, from *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós.

Pronunciation

Noun

avillus m (genitive avillī); second declension

  1. newborn lamb

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative avillus avillī
genitive avillī avillōrum
dative avillō avillīs
accusative avillum avillōs
ablative avillō avillīs
vocative aville avillī

References

  • avillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN