coccinella

See also: Coccinella

Italian

Etymology

From the scientific Latin genus name Coccinella, from coccinus.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nèl‧la

Noun

coccinella f (plural coccinelle)

ladybird, ladybug

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kok.kiːˈnel.la/, [kɔkːiːˈnɛlːʲä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈnel.la/, [kotː͡ʃiˈnɛlːä]

Noun

(New Latin) ladybird, ladybug

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coccīnella	coccīnellae
Genitive	coccīnellae	coccīnellārum
Dative	coccīnellae	coccīnellīs
Accusative	coccīnellam	coccīnellās
Ablative	coccīnellā	coccīnellīs
Vocative	coccīnella	coccīnellae

Descendants

All borrowings.

French: coccinelle
- Hebrew: קוֹקְסִינֶל‎ (koksinél)
Italian: coccinella

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