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agnellus.

little lamb, lambkin;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aŋˈnɛl.lʊs]Classical-Latin[aɲˈɲɛl.lus]

diminutive of agnus: a little lamb, lambkin
declension-2 · diminutive · form-of · masculine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós Proto-Italic *agʷnos Latin agnus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin agnellus From agnus (“lamb”) + -ellus (diminutive suffix).

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