libellula

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See also: libèl·lula and Libellula

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈbɛl.lu.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllula
  • Hyphenation: li‧bèl‧lu‧la

Noun

libellula f (plural libellule)

  1. dragonfly

Latin

lībellula

Etymology

Coined by Carl von Linné, after lībella (“carpenter's level”).

Noun

lībellula f (genitive lībellulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) dragonfly

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lībellula lībellulae
genitive lībellulae lībellulārum
dative lībellulae lībellulīs
accusative lībellulam lībellulās
ablative lībellulā lībellulīs
vocative lībellula lībellulae

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