cicindela

See also: Cicindela

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ki.kinˈdeː.la/, [kɪ.kɪnˈdeː.ɫa]

Noun

cicindēla f (genitive cicindēlae); first declension

a firefly, glowworm
(figuratively) a candle

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cicindēla	cicindēlae
genitive	cicindēlae	cicindēlārum
dative	cicindēlae	cicindēlīs
accusative	cicindēlam	cicindēlās
ablative	cicindēlā	cicindēlīs
vocative	cicindēla	cicindēlae

Synonyms

(glowworm): lampȳris
(candle): candēla

Related terms

candidus
candificō
candor

Descendants

Translingual: Cicindela
French: cicindèle

References

cicindela in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cicindela in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
cicindela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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