morsellum

Latin

Etymology

From morsum (“piece”) +‎ -ellus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [mɔrˈs̠ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /morˈsel.lum/, [morˈsɛlːum]

Noun

morsellum n (genitive morsellī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) a small piece

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	morsellum	morsella
Genitive	morsellī	morsellōrum
Dative	morsellō	morsellīs
Accusative	morsellum	morsella
Ablative	morsellō	morsellīs
Vocative	morsellum	morsella

Related terms

Descendants

Old French: morsel
- French: morceau
  - → English: morceau
- Norman: morcé
- → Middle English: morsel
  - English: morsel

References

morsellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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