coccinella

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Etymology

From the scientific Latin genus name Coccinella, from coccinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈnɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nèl‧la

Noun

coccinella f (plural coccinelle)

  1. ladybird, ladybug

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758), from coccinus (scarlet) +‎ -ella (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

coccinella f (genitive coccinellae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) ladybird, ladybug

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coccinella coccinellae
Genitive coccinellae coccinellārum
Dative coccinellae coccinellīs
Accusative coccinellam coccinellās
Ablative coccinellā coccinellīs
Vocative coccinella coccinellae

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