fratellus

Latin

Etymology

frāter +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /fraːˈtel.lus/, [fräːˈt̪ɛlːʲʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fraˈtel.lus/, [fräˈt̪ɛlːus]

Noun

frātellus m (genitive frātellī); second declension

  1. brother
    • Scaurus de orthographia
      nec minus quod capra per diminutionem capella dicitur, et frater fratellus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative frātellus frātellī
Genitive frātellī frātellōrum
Dative frātellō frātellīs
Accusative frātellum frātellōs
Ablative frātellō frātellīs
Vocative frātelle frātellī

Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: fratellu, frateddu
    • Italian: fratello
      • → Piedmontese: fratèl
      • →? Sicilian: frateddu
  • Padanian:
    • Emilian: fradèl, fradäl
    • Lombard: fradèl, fradél
      • → Piedmontese: fradèl
        • → Franco-Provençal: fradèl (Valdôtain)
    • Piedmontese: frèl
    • Romagnol: fradèl, fradäl
    • Venetian: fradelo, fradel
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