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Latin
Etymology
Probably from Etruscan.
Noun
metellus m (genitive metellī); second declension
- hired servant
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- metellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.