calamellus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from calamus (“reed”) +‎ -ellus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈmel.lus/, [ka.ɫaˈmɛl.lʊs]

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

Catalan: caramel
English: calumet, chalumeau, shawm, caramel
French: chalumeau, caramel
Italian: caramello, caramella

Portuguese: caramelo
Romanian: caramel
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)
calamellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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