calamellus

Latin

Etymology

From calamus (“reed”) +‎ -ellus.

Pronunciation

Noun

calamellus m (genitive calamellī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) A little reed or pen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative calamellus calamellī
genitive calamellī calamellōrum
dative calamellō calamellīs
accusative calamellum calamellōs
ablative calamellō calamellīs
vocative calamelle calamellī

Descendants

  • Catalan: caramell, caramella
  • Galician: carambelo (“icicle”), caramelo
  • Italian: caramello, caramella
  • Old French: chalemel
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: caramelo
  • Romanian: caramel
  • Sicilian: carameḍḍu, carameḍḍa
  • Spanish: caramillo (“shawm”)

References

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