aucellus

Latin

Etymology

Masculinisation of aucella, contraction of avicella, diminutive of avicula, itself a diminutive of avis f (“bird”). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

aucellus m (genitive aucellī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. (little) bird
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) sparrow[2]

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aucellus aucellī
Genitive aucellī aucellōrum
Dative aucellō aucellīs
Accusative aucellum aucellōs
Ablative aucellō aucellīs
Vocative aucelle aucellī

Descendants

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “aucellus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 796
  2. “Archived copy of AUCELLUS”, in DicoLatin‎, accessed 13 June 2016, archived from the original on 2019-04-29
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