matellio

Latin

Etymology

From matella +‎ -iō, from matula (“vessel, chamber pot”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.li.oː/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.li.o/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːio]

Noun

matelliō m (genitive matelliōnis); third declension

A chamber pot

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matelliō	matelliōnēs
Genitive	matelliōnis	matelliōnum
Dative	matelliōnī	matelliōnibus
Accusative	matelliōnem	matelliōnēs
Ablative	matelliōne	matelliōnibus
Vocative	matelliō	matelliōnēs

References

“matellio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
matellio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/varro.ll5.html (XII)

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