canistellum

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of canistrum (“wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.nisˈtel.lum/, [känisˈt̪ɛlːum]

Noun

canistellum n (genitive canistellī); second declension

wicker basket

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	canistellum	canistella
Genitive	canistellī	canistellōrum
Dative	canistellō	canistellīs
Accusative	canistellum	canistella
Ablative	canistellō	canistellīs
Vocative	canistellum	canistella

Descendants

Old Spanish: canastiello
- Spanish: canastillo
  - → English: canistel

References

“canistellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
canistellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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