aucellus

== Latin == === Etymology === Masculinisation of aucella, contraction of avicella, diminutive of avicula, itself a diminutive of avis f (“bird”). Attested from the fourth century CE. === Noun === aucellus m (genitive aucellī); second declension (Late Latin) (little) bird (Can we verify(+) this sense?) sparrow ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References ===