"asilus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [aˈsiː.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [aˈs̬iː.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Unknown. De Vaan (2008) considers it a borrowing given the initial as- instead of a rhotacised ar- or a regularly degeminated ās- following a long vowel (< *āss-/āts-). However, the present form would in fact be a regular outcome of *ass-ī/ei-los under the "mamilla-rule", as also in pusillus, ofella. Compare asinus, likewise of obscure origin. Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown Head templates: {{la-noun|asīlus&lt;2&gt;}} asīlus m (genitive asīlī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|asīlus&lt;2&gt;}} Forms: asīlus [canonical, masculine], asīlī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], asīlus [nominative, singular], asīlī [nominative, plural], asīlī [genitive, singular], asīlōrum [genitive, plural], asīlō [dative, singular], asīlīs [dative, plural], asīlum [accusative, singular], asīlōs [accusative, plural], asīlō [ablative, singular], asīlīs [ablative, plural], asīle [singular, vocative], asīlī [plural, vocative]
  1. gadfly, horsefly Tags: declension-2 Synonyms (gadfly, horsefly): tabānus
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