fello
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfel.loː/, [ˈfɛl.loː]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognates include Sanskrit धयति (dhayati), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”), and Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti). Related to fēmina, fīlius, fētus.
Verb
fellō (present infinitive fellāre, perfect active fellāvī, supine fellātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Quotations
- 1st century AD, Martial, Epigrams 2.50
- Quod fellas et aquam potas, nil, Lesbia, peccas:
- qua tibi parte opus est, Lesbia, sumis aquam.
- (Because you suck [cock] and drink water, Lesbia, you err in nothing:
- in just the part you ought to be, Lesbia, you're making use of the water)
- Quod fellas et aquam potas, nil, Lesbia, peccas:
Descendants
- English: fellate
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Frankish *fellō (“evildoer”).
Noun
fellō m (genitive fellōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fellō | fellōnēs |
| genitive | fellōnis | fellōnum |
| dative | fellōnī | fellōnibus |
| accusative | fellōnem | fellōnēs |
| ablative | fellōne | fellōnibus |
| vocative | fellō | fellōnēs |
Descendants
References
- fello in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fello in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fello in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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