pedicellus

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English

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Etymology

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Latin

Noun

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pedicellus

  1. The base of the antenna of some insects

Latin

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. little foot
Declension
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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pedīcellus pedīcellī
Genitive pedīcellī pedīcellōrum
Dative pedīcellō pedīcellīs
Accusative pedīcellum pedīcellōs
Ablative pedīcellō pedīcellīs
Vocative pedīcelle pedīcellī
Descendants
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  • English: pedicel
  • French: pédicelle
  • Italian: pedicello (ety. 1)
  • Portuguese: pedicelo
  • Spanish: pedicelo

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. a little louse
Declension
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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pēdīcellus pēdīcellī
Genitive pēdīcellī pēdīcellōrum
Dative pēdīcellō pēdīcellīs
Accusative pēdīcellum pēdīcellōs
Ablative pēdīcellō pēdīcellīs
Vocative pēdīcelle pēdīcellī
Descendants
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References

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  • 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.