Fenestella

See also: fenestella

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin fenestella (small window).

Proper noun

Fenestella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fenestellidae – extinct bryozoans forming fan-shaped colonies with a netted appearance.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Fenestellaceae – certain fungi.
  3. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Anomiidae – certain molluscs, now Anomia.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

bryozoans
fungi
molluscs

Latin

Etymology

From fenestella (small window).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɛ.nɛsˈtɛl.la]

Proper noun

Fenestella m sg (genitive Fenestellae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Fenestella, a Roman historian

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Fenestella
genitive Fenestellae
dative Fenestellae
accusative Fenestellam
ablative Fenestellā
vocative Fenestella

References

  • Fenestella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Fenestella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Fenestella”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray