I. Adjectives: bellus, pretty (bono-); gěmellus, twin (gèmino-); intègellus, tolerably sound (intègero-); miscellus (rare), mixed (comp. miscere); misellus, pitiable (misěro-); mollicellus (Catull.), soft (molliculo-); novellus, new (novo-); pulcellus, pretty and little (pulcero-); rubellus, reddish (rubero-); těnellus, delicate (těněro-). (a) Masculine: ǎgellus, a small field (ǎgero-); anellus, a little ring (anulo-); angellus (Lucr.), a small corner (angulo-); ǎsellus, an ass's colt (ǎsino-); cancelli (pl.), a grating or bars; cătellus, a puppy (cătulo-); cultellus, a small knife (cultero-); libellus, a pamphlet, petition, &c. (libero-); locellus, a little compartment (18culo-); Ŏcellus, a dear little eye (oculo-); popellus, the rabble (populo-); porcellus, a little pig (porculo-); puellus, a boy (puĕro-); rastellus, a small rake (rastero-; cf. § 369); vitellus, the yolk of an egg (vitulo-, a calf). Proper names: Marcellus (marco-, marculo-); Mětellus. Columella (vid. infr.); Dolabella (vid. infr.); Fenestella (vid. infr.); Ofella (vid. infr.). (b) Feminine: cămella, a wine cup (căměra-, a vault?); căpella, a shegoat (căpera-); cătella, a small chain (cătēna-); cella, a storeroom; clitella (pl.), panniers; columella, a small pillar (còlùmena-); dextella, a little right hand (dextera-); dõlabella, a small pickaxe; (dŏlabra-); fabella, a short story (fabula); fēmelia (Catull.), a girl (femina-); fenestella, a little window (fenestra-); fiscella, a small basket (fiscina-); lãmella (Sen.), a plate of metal (lāmina-); mătella, a pot (mătŭla-); mitella, a turban (mitera-); numella, a fetter; ofella, a little bit; (offŭla); Ŏpella, light work (opěra); pagella, a short page (pāgina-); pătella, a small dish (patina-); procella, a storm (comp. procellère); puella, a girl (puěra-); scutella, a small dish (scutra-); sella, a chair (sēdi-); sitella, a ballot urn (sítŭla-); sportella, a little basket (sportůla-); stella, a stur (stěra-? comp. Engl. star); tǎbella, a tablet, esp. for writing or voting (tǎbula-); tessella, a little cube (tessera-); turbellæ (pl. Plaut.), a stir (turba-); umbella, a sunshade (umbra-); volsellæ (pl.), tweezers (comp. volsɔ-, vellère). (c) Neuter; almost all diminutives of neuters in -ro: castellum, a fort; cerebellum, a small brain; duellum (bellum), war (duo); flabellum, a small fan; fågellum, a scourge; läbellum, a pretty lip (labro-); läbellum, a bathing tub (lăvabra-); lùcellum, a small gain; măcellum, meat market (orig. unknown); plostellum, a small waggon; rostellum (Col., Plin.), a small beak; săcellum, a shrine; scalpellum, a lancet. -illo In some cases for -Inulo-; in others from words with 870 i; e.g. Ŏvi-, lapid-, &c.: in others probably (from false analogy) appended directly as a diminutival suffix. 1. Adjectives: aliqvantillus (Plaut. once), some little (ǎliquanto-); Ŏvillus, of sheep (ŏvi-); pauxillus, little (pauco-); pŭsillus, very small (comp. pusus very rare, a boy); quantillus, how very small (quanto-); suillus, of swine (su-); tantillus, so very little (tanto-). 2. Substantives: (a) Masculine: cămillus, a youth-priest; căpillus, the hair of the head; cătillus, a small bowl (cătino-); codicilli (pl.), a (writing) note (cōděc-); fritillus, a dice box; hædillus, a little kid (hædo-); lapillus, a little pebble (lăpid-); lúpillus, a small lupine (lŭpīno-); pastillus, a lozenge; paxillus (Plin., Col.), a peg; penicillu3, a paint brush (pēnĭcŭlo-); pugillus (rare), a handful (pugino-); pulvillus, a little cushion (pulvino-); pupillus, a ward (pupo-); villus, a tuft of hair. Proper names: Cămillus (see above); Faustillus (Faustino-); Pulvillus (pulvino-); Regillus (regulo-); Rufillus (Rufino-); and others. Also Axilla (vid. infr.); Ravilla (rāvus, gray?). (b) Feminine: ancilla, a handmaid; angvilla, an eel (angvi-); argilla, white clay (from äpyıdλos, comp. åpyó-, white); armiliæ (pl.), bracelets (armo-, shoulder); axila (orig. form of ála acc. to Cic. Or. 45, but see § 871), armpit (axi-); făvilla, glowing ash; fritilla, gruel used at sacrifices; furcilla, a little fork (furca-); mămilla, a breast (mamma-); maxilla (cf. Cic. Or. 45), a jawbone (comp. pay-, μáoow, knead); păpilla, a teat (comp. păpůla); pistila, a mill (pistrina-); pupilla a female ward, the pupil of the eje (pupa-); scintila, a spark; squilla, a shrimp; stilla, a drop (comp. siria, icicle); tonsille (pl.), the tonsils; villa, a country-house (vīco-?). Proper names: e.g. Domitilia (comp. Domitio-); Priscilla (Prisco-); Procilla (Proculo-); Quintilla (Quinto-); Rufilla (Rufino); and others. (c) Neuter: băcillum, a small stick (băcălo-); bặtillum, a fire» pan; oscillum, a little image of a face (osculum); pistillum, a pestle (comp. pisto-, participle of pins-ère); pōcillum, a cup (pōcùlo-); qăsillum, a wool basket (comp. qualo-); sălillum, a salt-cellar (sălīno-); scăbillum (scabellum), a footstool, castanet played by foot (scamno-, cf. § 785); sigillum, a seal (signo-); specillum, a probe (spěc-ère; comp. spěcůlum); těgillum, a covering (těg-ĕre), tigillam, a little beam (tigno-); vexillum, a banner (věh-ĕre; comp. vēlum). -ālo The long vowel is probably due to the contraction of 871 longer forms (see Cic. Or. 45). āla, a wing (for axula?); māla, a jaw (for maxula? Proper name: Ahala (comp. āla; and věhěmens with vẽmens. -aulo -ülo -ælo -ēlo (-ello) cōlum, a sieve; sõlus, alone (see sollus). cuculus, a cuckoo; culus, i. q. ānus; mulus, a mule. (a) feminine. In some the suffix is appended to the 872 candela, a candle (candere, to glitter); cautela (Dig.), a security (cauto-); cicendela, a glow-worm (a rustic name reduplicated from candela?); clientela, protection (clienti-); corruptēla, a corruption (corrupto-); custōdēla (in a formula ap. Gai.), guardianship (custōd-); loqvella, speech (loqvi); mustēla, a weasel; nītēla, a dormouse; obseqvella, complaisance (obseqvi); qvěrella, a complaint (qvěri); sequella (rare), a follower (sequi); suadēla, persuasion (suādēre); sūtēla, an artifice (suto-); tēla, a web (for texŭla?); tūtela, guardianship (tŭto-). (b) neuter: mantēlum, a cloak; prēlum, a press (prém-ĕre); tēlum, a dart; vēlum, a sail (for věh-ulum?). filum, a thread; hilum, a trifle; pīla, a pillar; pilum, 873 a pestle, a heavy pike (pīs-ĕre); sīlus (for sīmŭlus?), pug-nosed. ii. Stems ending in -11. With few exceptions all derivatives in -li are, at least primarily, adjectives. -li bilis (f.), bile; callis (m. f.), a path; caulis or cōlis (m.), 874 a stalk (from Kunós?); collis (m.), a hill (comp. cul-men, còl-umna); fēles (f.), a cat; follis (m.), a bag, bellows; mæles (f.), a badger; mille (n)., a thousand; mõles (f.), a shapeless mass; mollis (adj.), soft (comp. μaλ-akós); pellis (f.), a skin; prōles (f.), offspring (pro, Ŏlere, to grow); vallis (f.), a valley; vilis (adj.), cheap. -1 -sül -Ili fel (n., stem fell-), gall (comp. xóλos); mel (n., stem mell-), honey (comp. μéλ); sal (m. or n.), salt (comp. σáλos); sõl (m.), the sun (comp. ηλɩos). consul, a colleague?; exul, an exile. Comp. præsul, a dancer in front (sălire). (a) from verbal stems: ǎg-ilis, nimble, active (ǎg-ĕre); 875 dēbilis, weak (de-hibēre); făcilis, do-able, easy (făcěre); fråg-ilis, frail (frang-ère); habilis, manageable, apt (hǎbēre); nub-ilis, marriageable (nub-ĕre); sorbills (Čels. &c.), suckable (sorbēre); strigilis (f.), a scraper (string-ère); üt-ilis, useful (üt-1). (b) from nouns and others: gracilis, thin; hum-ilis, lowly (humo-, the ground); nòvensiles (pl.), the New Gods (opposed to Dii indigetes; comp. novo-); sim-ilis, like (comp. sim-plex, sĕm-el, &c., aμa); stěr-ilis, barren; üteusile (chiefly in neut. pl. as subst.), usable (üti-). -bi-li All from verbs, or verbal forms: usually with a passive 876 signification: (1) with short vowel preceding suffix: ǎlibilis, nourishing, nourishable (ăl-ère); conducibilis, advantageous (conduc-ère); crēdibilis, credible (crēd‐ĕre); horribilis, exciting a shudder (horrère); impǎtibilis, insufferable (in, păt-i); intellĕgibilis (Sen.), mentally cognisable (intellěg-ère); restibilis, of land sown or tilled every year (re, si-st-ère); stabilis, steady (stāre); terribilis, frightful (terrēre); vendibilis, saleable (vend-ĕre); vincibilis, win-able (vinc-ère); ūtībilis (Plaut., Ter.), serviceable (ūt-i). (2) with a preceding suffix: be admīrā-bilis, wonderful; æqua-bilis, equal, equable; æquipărăbilis (Plaut.), comparable; affa-bilis, affable; ămā-bilis, loveable; commenda-bilis, praiseworthy; congrega-bilis (Cic. once), gregarious; delecta-bilis (Tac.), delightful; desīdĕrā-bilis, desirable; detesta-bilis, execrable; domā-bilis (Hor., Ov.), tameable; dūrā-bilis, lasting; emenda-bilis, capable of correction; exōra-bilis, that may talked over; favōrā-bilis, popular (favorāre not used); hăbitā-bilis, habitable; honōra-bilis (Cic. once), complimentary; imitā-bilis, imitable; impěnětra-bilis, impenetrable; implaca-bilis, unappeasable; inēnarrā-bilis, indescribable; inexōrā-bilis, inexorable; inexplică-bilis, inexplicable; inexpugnă-bilis, impregnable, innumĕrā-bilis, countless; insǎtiā-bilis, insatiable; intõlĕrā-bilis, insupportable; irrĕpărā-bilis, irretrievable; irrěvŏcă-bilis, irrevocable; læta-bilis, joyful; laudābilis, praiseworthy; mědica-bilis, curable, curative; memòrā-bilis, memorable; misĕrā-bilis, pitiable; mūtā-bilis, changeable; nāvīgābilis, navigable; optā-bilis, desirable; pěnětrā-bilis, penetrable, penetrating (penetrare); plācā-bilis, appeasable; præstābilis, preeminent; probă-bilis, probable, acceptable; sānā-bilis, curable; specta-bilis, visible, notable; tracta-bilis, manageable; věnĕrā-bilis, venerable; viola-bilis, violable; and others. (3) with long vowel (other than ā) preceding the suffix: dēlē bilis (Mart.), destructable; dissolu-bilis, dissoluble (dissolvĕre); flē-bilis, lamentable; ignō-bilis, undistinguished (in, no-sc-ĕre); inexplē-bilis, insatiable; mō-bilis, moveable, changeable (movēre); nō-bilis, famous, noble (no-sc-ère); sěpělī-bilis (Plaut. once), buryable (sĕpělí-re); võlů-bilis, revolving, fluent (volv-ère). -si-bi-li i.e. bili appended to stem of past participle (except 877 (for ti-bi-li)) in possibilis): flexibilis, pliant; plausibilis, praiseworthy; persuasĬbilis (Quint.), persuasive; possibilis (Quint. and Dig.), possible (pot-, posse); sensibilis (Sen.), perceivable by senses. -tili (311) i.e. 11 appended to stem of supine or past participle. It 878 denotes possibility and quality (not action): al-tilis, fattened (al-ère); coc-tilis, baked (coqv-ĕre); compactilis (Plin.), thick-set (comping-ĕre); diffüs-ilis (Lucr.), expansive (diffundere); elec-tilis (Plaut.), choice (elig-ĕre); fer-tilis, fertile (fer-re); fic-tilis, made by potters (fīg-ère); fis-silis, cleavable (findère); flex-iis, pliant (flect-ère); fos-silis, dug up (fodě-re); fű-silis, molten (fund-ĕre); fut-tilis, brittle, frothy, untrustworthy (from obsolete verb fu-ĕre?, the doubled t being merely indicative of the length of the syllable); mis-silis, missile (mitt-ĕre); nex-ilis, tied (nect-ère); pen-silis, hanging (pend-ere);` plec-tilis (Plaut. once), woven (plect-ĕre); rā-silis, scraped (rād-ère); scan-silis (Plin.), climb-able (scand-ĕre); sec-tilis, cut-able, cut (secāre); sen-silis, sentient (sentire); ses-silis, fit for sitting, dwarf (sēdēre); sõlü-tilis (Suet.), capable of dropping to pieces (solv-ĕre); sú-tilis, sewed together (su-ĕre); tac-tilis (Lucr.), touch-able (tang-ère); tex-tilis, woven (těg-ĕre); ton-silis, that may be clipt (tondēre); tor-tilis, twisted (torqvere); vi-tilis, platted (viere); and some others. supellex (for supellectilis, furniture (properly coverings? super lectum; or odd-gatherings? super, leg-ère, comp. Pott, Etym. For. II. 545, ed. 2). |