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)

  1. 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

  1. (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
  • Italian: coccinella
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