gemellus

Latin

Etymology

geminus +‎ -lus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈmel.lus/, [ɡɛˈmɛl.lʊs]

Noun

gemellus m (genitive gemellī); second declension

twin

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gemellus	gemellī
Genitive	gemellī	gemellōrum
Dative	gemellō	gemellīs
Accusative	gemellum	gemellōs
Ablative	gemellō	gemellīs
Vocative	gemelle	gemellī

Descendants

Asturian: ximelu
Breton: gevell
Cornish: gevell, gevelles
English: gemel
Esperanto: ĝemelo
French: jumeau, jumelle, Gémeaux
Friulian: zimul, gimul, zumiele
Galician: xemelgo

Ido: jemelo
Italian: gemello, giumella
Portuguese: gêmeo, gémeo
Romansch: schumellin, schameal, schimel
Sicilian: giameddu
Spanish: gemelo, mielgo, mellizo
Venetian: zemèl, xemèło
Welsh: gefell, gefeilles

References

gemellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
gemellus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
gemellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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