pedicellus

English

Etymology

Noun

pedicellus

The base of the antenna of some insects

Latin

Etymology 1

From pedīculus (“small foot”), diminutive of pēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pe.diːˈkel.lus/, [pɛd̪iːˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pe.diˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [ped̪iˈt͡ʃɛlːus]

Noun

pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī); second declension

(Vulgar Latin, New Latin) little foot

Declension

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

→ English: pedicel
→ French: pédicelle
→ Italian: pedicello
→ Portuguese: pedicelo
→ Spanish: pedicelo

Etymology 2

From pēdīculus (“louse”), diminutive of pēdis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /peː.diːˈkel.lus/, [peːd̪iːˈkɛlːʲʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pe.diˈt͡ʃel.lus/, [ped̪iˈt͡ʃɛlːus]

Noun

pēdīcellus m (genitive pēdīcellī); second declension

(Late Latin) a little louse

Declension

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

Italian: pedicello
Romanian: păducel

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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