misellus

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Latin

Etymology

From miser (“wretched”) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

misellus (feminine misella, neuter misellum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. diminutive of miser (“poor, wretched”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative misellus misella misellum misellī misellae misella
Genitive misellī misellae misellī misellōrum misellārum misellōrum
Dative misellō misellō misellīs
Accusative misellum misellam misellum misellōs misellās misella
Ablative misellō misellā misellō misellīs
Vocative miselle misella misellum misellī misellae misella

Descendants

  • Catalan: mesell
  • Old French: mesel
  • Romanian: mișel

References

  • “misellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “misellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • misellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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