2.

1. Adjectives:

bellus, pretty (bono-); gěmellus, twin (gěmino-); intègellus, tolerably sound (intègero-); miscellus (rare), mixed (comp. miscēre); misellus, pitiable (miséro-); mollicellus (Catull.), soft (mollicălo-); novellus, new (novo-); pulcellus, pretty and little (pulcero-); rūbellus, reddish (růbero-); těnellus, delicate (těněro-).

Substantives: (a) Masculine: ågellus, a small field (ågero-); anellus, a little ring (anůlo-); angellus (Lucr.), a small corner (angúlo-); ăsellus, an ass's colt (ăsino-); cancelli (pl.), a grating or bars; cătellus, a puppy (cătúlo-); cultellus, a small knife (cultero-); libellus, a pamphlet, petition, &c. (libero-); locellus, a little compartment (18củlo-); ocellus, a dear little eye (ocủlo-); pópellus, the raðble (popálo-); porcellus, a little pig (porculo-); puellus, a boy (puěro-); rastellus, a small rake (rastero-; cf. § 369); vitellus, the yolk of an egg (vitůlo-, a calf).

Proper names : Marcellus (marco-, marcủlo-); Mětellus,

Colů mella (vid. infr.); Dolabella (vid. infr.); Pěnestella (vid. infr.); Ofella (vid. infr.).

(6) Feminine: cămella, a wine cup (căměra-, a vault ?); căpella, a shegoat (căpera-); cătella, a small chain (cătēna-); cella, a storeroom; clitellæ (pl.), panniers; columella, a small pillar (cdiúmena-); dextella, a little right hand (dextera-); dðlabella, a small pickaxe; (aðlabra-); fabella, a short story (fābšla); fēmelia (Catull.), a girl (fēmina-); feneste la, a little window (fěnestra-); fiscella, a small časket (iscina-); lāmella (Sen.), a plate of metal (lāmina-); mătella, à pot (mătăla-); mitella, a turban (mitera-); numella, a fetter; dfella, a little bit ; (offüla); opella, light work (opěra); pāgella, a short page (pāgina-); pătella, a small dish (pătina-); procella, a storm (comp. procellěre); puella, a girl (puěra-); scutella, a small dish (scutra-); sella, a chair (sēdi-); sìtella, a ballot urn (sītůla-); sportella, a little basket (sportůla-); stella, a stur (stěrà-? comp. Engl. star); tăbella, a tablet, esp. for writing or voting (tăbăla-); tessella, a little cube (tessera-); turbellæ (pl. Plaut.), a stir (turba-); umbella, a sunshade (umbra-); volsellæ (pl.), tweezers (comp. vols)-, vellère).

(c) Neuter; almost all diminutives of neuters in -ro:

castellum, a fort; cérébellum, a small brain; duellum (bellum), war (duo); jābellum, a small fan; fågellum, a scourge; lăbellum, a pretty lip (labro-); lābellum, a bathing tub (lăvabra-); lůcellum, a small gain; măcellum, mat market (orig. unknown); plostellum, a small waggon; rostellum (Col., Plin.), a small beak; săcellum, a shrine; scalpellum, a lancet.

2.

-illo

In some cases for -inŭlo-; in others from words with 890 i; e. g. ovi-, lapid-, &c.: in others probably (from false

analogy) appended directly as a diminutival suffix. 1. Adjectives:

aliqvantillus (Plaut. once), some little Căliquanto-); ovillus, of sheep (ovi-); pauxillus, little (pauco-); půsillus, very small (comp. pusus very rare, a boy); quantillus, how very small (quanto); suillus, of swine (su-); tantillus, so very liitle (tanto-).

Substantives: (a) Masculine: cămillus, a youth-priest; căpillus, the hair of the head; cătillus, a small bowl (cătino-); codicilli (pl.), a (writing) note (coděc-); fritillus, a dice box; hædl.lus, a little kid (hædo-); lăpillus, a little pebble" (lăpid-); lůpillus, a small lupine (lūpino-); pastillus, a lozenge; paxillus (Plin., Col.), a peg; pēnīcillus, a paint brush (pēnicŭlo-); pugillus (rare), a handful (pugino-); pulvillus, a little cushion (pulvino-); pūpillus, a ward (pūpo-); villus, a tuft of bair.

Proper names: Cămillus (see above); Faustillus (Faustino-); Pulvillus (pulvino-); Regillus (rēgŭlo-); Rufillus (Rūfīno-); and others.

Also Axilla (vid. infr.); Ravilla (rāvus, gray ?).

(6) Feminine: ancilla, a handmaid; angvilla, an eel (angvi-); argilla, white clay (from äpyellos, comp. ápyó-, white); armiliæ (pl.), bracelets (armo-, shoulder); axi.la (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. uay-, uaoow, knead); păpilla, a teat (comp. păpula); pist:i:la, a mill (pistrina-); pūpilla a female ward, the pupil of the e, e (pūpa-); scintila, a spark; squilla, a shrimp; stilla, a drop (comp. siria, icicle); tonsiile (pl.), the tonsils; villa, a country-house (vico-?).

Proper names: e.g. Domitilía (comp. Domitio-); Priscilla (Pris:0-); Procilla (Proculo-); Quintilla (Quinto-); Rufilla (Rüfino); and others.

(c) Neuter: băcillum, a small stick (băcủlo-); bătillum, a firepan; oscillum, a little image of a face (oscủluan); pistillum, a pestle (comp. pisto-, participle of pins-ěre); pocillum, a cup (poculo-); a lăsillum, a wool basket (comp. quālo-); sălillum, a salt-cellar (sălīno-); scăbillum (scabellum), a footstool, castanet played by foot scamno-, cf. $ 785); sigillum, a seal (signo-); specillum, a probe (spěc-ěre; comp. spěcŭlum); tègillum, a covering (těg-ěre); tigillum, a little beam (tigno-); vexillum, a banner (věh-ěre; comp. vēlum)

-alo 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?
$ 870, 2, b.); mālus, a mast; pālus, a stake; pāla, a spade;
quālum (also plur. quāli), a hamper (for quasulum?
comp. quásillum); scālæ (pl.), stairs (for scand-ulæ?);

tālus, an ankle.
Proper name: Ahala (comp. ala; and věněmens with vẽmens.
-aulo caulæ (pl.), holes (căvo-).
-6lo colum, a sieve; sölus, alone (see sollus).
-ulo củcūlus, a cuckoo; cūlus, i.q. ānus; mulus, a mule.
-ælo cælum, heaven; cælum, a graving tool.
-elo

(a) feminine. In some the suffix is appended to the 872 (-ello

simple verb-stem; in some to the past participle; in some to other forms. (Lachmann draws from early MSS. the use of writing double 1 if the syllable preceding e be

short.) candela, a candle (candēre, to glitter); cautela (Dig.), a security (cauto-); cicendela, a glow-worm (a rustic name reduplicated from candēla?); clientela, protection (clienti-); corruptēla, a corruption (corrupto-); custödēla (in a formula ap. Gai.), guardianship (custõd-); loqvella, speech (loqvi); mustēla, a weasel; nītēla, a dormouse; obsèqvella, complaisance. (obsěqvi); qvěrella, a complaint (qvěri); séquella (rare), a follower (sèqui); suadēla, persuasion. (suādére); sūtēla, an artifice (sūto-); tēla, a web (for texúla?); tutela, guardianship (tūto-).

(6) neuter: mantēlum, a cloak; prēlum, a press (prěm-ěre); tēlum, a dart; vēlum, a sail (for věn-ulum?). -Ilo

fīlum, a thread; hilum, a trifle; pila, a pillar; pīlum, 873 a pestle, a heavy pike (pīs-ěre); sīlus (for sīmůlus?), pug-nosed.

ii. Stems ending in -11. With few exceptions all derivatives in -11 are, at least primarily, adjectives. -11 bilis (f.), bile; callis (m. f.), a path; caulis or colls (m.), 874

a stalk (from Kudós?); collis (m.), a hill (comp. cul-men, cöl-umna); fbles (f.), a ca; folis (m), a bag, bello-uos; moles (f),

a badger; mille (n)., a thousand; mõles (f.), a shapeless mass; mollis (adj.), soft (comp. uad-akós); pellis (f.), a skin; proles (f.), offspring (pro, ðlere, to grow); vallis (f.), a valley; vills (adj.), cheap.

fel (n., stem fell-), gall (comp. xólos); mel (n., stem mell-), honey (comp. réu); sal (m. or n.), salt (comp.

cálos); sõl (m.), the sun (comp. ñcos). -8ůl consul, a colleague?; exul, an exile. Comp. præsul, a

dancer in front (sălīre). -Ili (a) from verbal stems: àg-Ilis, nimble, active (ag-ěre); $75

dēbilis, weak (de-hibēre); făcilis, do-able, easy (făcěre); fråg-ilis, frail (frang-ěre); håbilis, manageable, apt (håbēre); nüb-ilis, marriageable (nüb-ěre); sorbills (Cels. &c.), suckable (sorbēre); strigilis (f.), a scraper (string-ěre); üt-ilis, useful (üt-1).

(6) from nouns and others: grăcills, thin; hům-ilis, lowly (humo-, the ground); nóvensiles (pl.), the New Gods (opposed to Dii indigetes; comp. nóvo-); sim-ills, like (comp. sim-plex, sěm-el, &c., äua); stěr-ilis, barren; ūtensile (chiefly in neut. pl. as subst.), usable (ūti-).

-bi-li All from verbs, or verbal forms: usually with a passive 876

signification :
(1) with short vowel preceding suffix:

ällbills, nourishing, nourishable (ål-ěre); conducibilis, advantageous (condūc-ěre); crēdibilis, credible (crēd-ěre); horribilis, exciting a shudder (horrere); impătibilis, insufferable (in, păt-1); intellegibilis (Sen.), mentally cognisable (intellèg-ěre); restibilis, of land sown or tilled every year (re, si-st-ěre); stăbilis, steady (stāre); terrIbills, frightful (terrēre); vendibilis, saleable (vend-ere); vincibilis, win-able (vinc-ěre); utibilis (Plaut., Ter.), serviceable (üt-1).

(2) with ā preceding suffix:

admirā-bilis, wonderful; æquā-bilis, equal, equable; æquipărābilis (Plaut.), comparable; affa-bilis, affable; àmā-bilis, loveable; commendā-bilis, praiseworthy; congrègā-bills (Cic. once), gregarious ; delectā-bilis (Tac.), delightful; desīděrā-bilis, desirable; detestā-bills, execrable; domā-bills (Hor., Ov.), tameable; dūrā-bilis, lasting; ēmendā-bills, capable of correction; exõra-bilis, that may be talked over; făvõrā-bilis, popular (favorāre not used); hábita-bilis, babitable; hònõra-bilis (Cic. once), complimentary; imitā-bilis, imitable; impěnětrá-bilis, impenetrable; implācā-bilis, unappeasable; inenarra-bilis, indescribable; inexörā-bilis, inexorable; inexplica-bllis, inexplicable; inexpugnā-bills, impregnable, innůměrā-bills, countless;

insătiā-bilis, insatiable; intõlèrā-bilis, insupportable; irrépărā-bilis, irretrievable; irrěvocā-bilis, irrevocable; lætā-bilis, joyful; laudābilis, praiseworthy; mědicā-bilis, curable, curative; měmörā-bilis, memorable; misèrā-bilis, pitiable; mütā-bilis, changeable; nāvigābilis, navigable; optā-bilis, desirable; pěnětrā-bilis, penetrable, penetrating (penetrāre); plācā-bilis, appeasable; præstabilis, preeminent; prótă-bilis, probable, acceptable; sānā-bilis, curable; spectā-bilis, visible, notable ; tractā-bilis, manageable; věněrā-bilis, venerable ; viðla-bilis, violable; and others.

(3) with long vowel (other than ā) preceding the suffix:

dēlē vilis (Mart.), destructable; dissõlū-bills, dissoluble (dissolvère); filə-bilis, lamentable; igno-bilis, undistinguished (in, no-sc-ěre); inexp!ē-bilis, insatiable; mõ-bilis, moveable, changeable (mõvēre); no- bilis, famous, noble (no-sc-ěre); sěpělī--bilis (Plaut. once), buryable (sèpělī-re); võlu-bilis, revolving, fluent (volv-ére).

:

-si-bi-li

i.e. bill appended to stem of past participle (except 877 (for ti-bi-li))

in possibilis): flexibilis, pliant; plausibilis, praiseworthy; persuasibilis (Quint.), persuasive; possibilis (Quint. and Dig.), possible (pot-, posse); sensibilis (Sen.), perceivable by senses.

-tili

***11)} i.e. 1 appended to stem of supine or past participle.

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denotes possibility and quality (not action): al-tilis, fattened (àl-ěre); coc-tilis, baked (coqv-ěre); compactilis (Plin.), thick-set (comping-ěre); diffus-ilis (Lucr.), expansive (diffundere); ēlec-tilis (Plaut.), choice (elig-ěre); fer-tilis, fertile (fer-re); fic-tilis, made by potters (fīg-ěre); fis-silis, cleavable (findère); flex-liis, pliant (flect-ère); fos-silis, dug up (fðdě-re); fű-silis, molten (fund-ěr3); fut-tilis, brittle, frothy, untrustworthy (from obsolete verb fu-ěre?, the doubled t being merely indicative of the length of the syllable); mis-silis, missile (mitt-ěre); nex-ilis, tied (nect-ěre); pen-silis, hanging (pend-ere); plec-tilis (Plaut. once), woven (plect-ěre); rā-silis, scraped (rād-ěre); scan-silis (Plin.), climb-able (scand-ěre); sec-tilis, cut-able, cut (sécāre); sen-silis, sentient (sentīre); ses-sills, fit for sitting, dwarf (sēdēre); sõlū-tilis (Suet.), capable of dropping to pieces (solv-ěre); sù-tilis, sewed together (su-ěre); tac-tilis (Lucr.), touch-able (tang-ěre); tex-tilis, woven (tég-ěre); ton-silis, that may be clipt (tondêre); tor-tilis, twisted (torqvēre); vi-tilis, platted (viēre); and some others.

súpellex (for supellectilis, furniture (properly coverings ? super lectum; or odd-gatherings ? super, lég-ěre, comp. Pott, Etym. For. II. 545, ed. 2).