gemellus

Latin

Etymology

From geminus +‎ -lus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈmel.lus/, [ɡɛˈmɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈmel.lus/, [d͡ʒeˈmɛlːus]

Noun

gemellus m (genitive gemellī); second declension

1. twin

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

• gemellipara
• *gemellīcius
• *gemellicum

Descendants

• Old French: gemel, gemiau
  • Middle French: gemeau, jumeau
    • French: jumeau, Gémeaux
  • Norman: gemel, Gémiaux
  • → English: gemel
• Friulian: zimul, gimul, zumiele
• Italian: gemello, giumella
  • → Esperanto: ĝemelo
    • Ido: jemelo
• Romansch: schumellin, schameal, schimel
• Sardinian: ghemeddu
• Sicilian: giameddu
• Venetan: zemèl, xemèło
• → Proto-Brythonic: *geβ̃ell (see there for further descendants)
• → Spanish: gemelo
  • → Asturian: ximelu (feminine xemela)

Adjective

gemellus (feminine gemella, neuter gemellum); first/second-declension adjective

1. twin, twin-born

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gemellus	gemella	gemellum		gemellī	gemellae	gemella
Genitive	gemellī	gemellae	gemellī		gemellōrum	gemellārum	gemellōrum
Dative	gemellō		gemellō		gemellīs
Accusative	gemellum	gemellam	gemellum		gemellōs	gemellās	gemella
Ablative	gemellō	gemellā	gemellō		gemellīs
Vocative	gemelle	gemella	gemellum		gemellī	gemellae	gemella

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.