vallettus

Latin

Etymology

From Old French vaslet or Old French vasselet, from vassallus (“vassal”) +‎ -ettus, diminutive of vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯alˈlet.tus/, [u̯älˈlʲɛt̪ːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /valˈlet.tus/, [välˈlɛt̪ːus]

Noun

vallettus m (genitive vallettī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) squire, armiger, scutifer
(Medieval Latin) servant
(Medieval Latin) valet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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

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