fratellus

fratellus

Latin

Etymology

frāter +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fraːˈtel.lus/, [fraːˈtɛl.lʊs]

Noun

frātellus m (genitive frātellī); second declension

1. (Vulgar Latin) brother
   • Scaurus de orthographia

     nec minus quod capra per diminutionem capella dicitur, et frater fratellus

Declension

Second declension.

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

Descendants

• Corsican: fratellu, frateddu
• Italian: fratello
• Sicilian: frateddu
• Venetian: fradelo, fradel