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calamellus
calamellus
Latin
Noun
calamellus m (genitive calamellī); second declension
- (Late Latin) A little reed or pen.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calamellus | calamellī |
| genitive | calamellī | calamellōrum |
| dative | calamellō | calamellīs |
| accusative | calamellum | calamellōs |
| ablative | calamellō | calamellīs |
| vocative | calamelle | calamellī |
Related terms
- calamārius
- calamus
Descendants
- English: calumet, chalumeau, shawm, caramel
- French: chalumeau, caramel
- Portuguese: caramelo
- Spanish: caramillo, caramelo
References
- calamellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- CALAMELLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “calamellus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.