canistellum
Latin
Etymology
From canistrum (“wicker basket”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka.nɪsˈtɛl.lũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.nisˈt̪ɛl.lum]
Noun
canistellum n (genitive canistellī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| 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 (from a dialectal variant)
- Spanish: canastillo
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.