taxillus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tā̆kslelos, formally tālus (“a heel; die”) +‎ -illus (“diminutive suffix”). For a similar phonetic development, compare pusillus.

Noun

tāxillus m (genitive tāxillī); second declension

  1. a small cube or die

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tāxillus tāxillī
genitive tāxillī tāxillōrum
dative tāxillō tāxillīs
accusative tāxillum tāxillōs
ablative tāxillō tāxillīs
vocative tāxille tāxillī

Descendants

  • Catalan: teixell
  • Galician: teixelo
  • Italian: tassello
  • Old French: tassel
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