pedicellus

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English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

pedicellus

  1. The base of the antenna of some insects

Latin

Etymology 1

From pedīculus (“little foot”) +‎ -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī); second declension (New Latin)

  1. little foot
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pedīcellus pedīcellī
genitive pedīcellī pedīcellōrum
dative pedīcellō pedīcellīs
accusative pedīcellum pedīcellōs
ablative pedīcellō pedīcellīs
vocative pedīcelle pedīcellī
Descendants
  • → English: pedicel
  • → French: pédicelle
  • → Italian: pedicello (ety. 1)
  • → Portuguese: pedicelo
  • → Spanish: pedicelo

Etymology 2

From pēdīculus +‎ -lus (diminutive ending), the former itself a diminutive of pēdis (“louse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pēdīcellus m (genitive pēdīcellī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. a little louse
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pēdīcellus pēdīcellī
genitive pēdīcellī pēdīcellōrum
dative pēdīcellō pēdīcellīs
accusative pēdīcellum pēdīcellōs
ablative pēdīcellō pēdīcellīs
vocative pēdīcelle pēdīcellī
Descendants

References

  • “pedicellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pedicellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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