pygidium

See also: Pygidium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Noun

pygidium (plural pygidia or pygidiums)

1. (zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

Derived terms

• postpygidium
• pygidial

Translations

The posteriormost portion of certain arthropods

• Finnish: peräkilpi
• French: pygidium (fr) m
• German: Pygidium n
• Italian: pigidio m
• Latin: (New Latin) pygidium n
• Portuguese: pigídio m
• Russian: пиги́диум m (pigídium)
• Spanish: pigidio m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Noun

pygidium m (plural pygidiums)

1. pygidium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pyːˈɡi.di.um/, [pyːˈɡɪd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈd͡ʒi.di.um/, [piˈd͡ʒiːd̪ium]

Noun

pȳgidium n (genitive pȳgidiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) pygidium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia
Genitive	pȳgidiī	pȳgidiōrum
Dative	pȳgidiō	pȳgidiīs
Accusative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia
Ablative	pȳgidiō	pȳgidiīs
Vocative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia