cicindela

See also: Cicindela

Latin

Etymology

From reduplicated stem of candeō (“shine, glitter; glow”) +‎ -ēla.

Pronunciation

Noun

cicindēla f (genitive cicindēlae); first declension

  1. a firefly, glowworm
  2. (figuratively) a candle

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cicindēla cicindēlae
genitive cicindēlae cicindēlārum
dative cicindēlae cicindēlīs
accusative cicindēlam cicindēlās
ablative cicindēlā cicindēlīs
vocative cicindēla cicindēlae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Cicindela
  • French: cicindèle

References

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