vallettus

Latin

Etymology

FromOld FrenchvasletorOld Frenchvasselet,fromvassallus(“vassal”)+‎-ettus,diminutive ofvassallus(“manservant, domestic, retainer”),fromvassus(“servant”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/u̯alˈlet.tus/,[u̯älˈlʲɛt̪ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/valˈlet.tus/,[välˈlɛt̪ːus]

Noun

vallettusm(genitivevallettī);second declension

1. (Medieval Latin)squire,armiger,scutifer
2. (Medieval Latin)servant
3. (Medieval Latin)valet

Declension

Second-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vallettus	vallettī
genitive	vallettī	vallettōrum
dative	vallettō	vallettīs
accusative	vallettum	vallettōs
ablative	vallettō	vallettīs
vocative	vallette	vallettī

Descendants

• English:valet
• Italian:valletto
• Spanish:valleto