libellus
Diminutive from liber (“book”) + -lus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [lɪˈbɛl.lʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [liˈbɛl.lus]
Noun
libellus m (genitive libellī); second declension
- a little book, booklet, pamphlet
- a billet, leaflet, handbill
- a petition
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | libellus | libellī |
| genitive | libellī | libellōrum |
| dative | libellō | libellīs |
| accusative | libellum | libellōs |
| ablative | libellō | libellīs |
| vocative | libelle | libellī |