Sagitta
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Sagitta spp.
See also: sagitta
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin sagitta (“arrow, arrowshaft, arrowhead (plant)”).
Proper noun
Sagitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittidae – typical marine arrow worms.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Alismataceae – arrowheads or duck potatoes, now Sagittaria.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Sagittidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Chaetognatha - phylum; Sagittoidea - class; Aphragmophora - order; Ctinodontina - suborder; Sagittidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Sagittidae): Sagitta bipunctata, Sagitta bombayensis, Sagitta helenae - accepted species
References
Sagittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sagitta (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sagitta (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sagitta at World Register of Marine Species
- Sagitta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sagitta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Sagitta (“the Arrow”), from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/, /səˈɡɪt.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɪtə
Proper noun
Sagitta
- (astronomy) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.
Translations
constellation
See also
References
- “Sagitta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Sagitta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /saˈɡit.ta/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈd͡ʒit.ta/,
Proper noun
Sagitta f sg (genitive Sagittae); first declension
Inflection
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sagitta |
| Genitive | Sagittae |
| Dative | Sagittae |
| Accusative | Sagittam |
| Ablative | Sagittā |
| Vocative | Sagitta |
Descendants
- → English: Sagitta
Proper noun
Sagitta m sg (genitive Sagittae); first declension
Inflection
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sagitta |
| Genitive | Sagittae |
| Dative | Sagittae |
| Accusative | Sagittam |
| Ablative | Sagittā |
| Vocative | Sagitta |
References
- Sagitta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.