labellum
English
Etymology
From Latin labellum (“small tub or basin”), diminutive of labrum (“basin, tub”), from lavō (“bathe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
labellum (plural labella or labellums)
Showy Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) has a pink labellum.
- The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
Synonyms
Translations
Translations
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laːˈbel.lum/, [ɫaːˈbɛl.lũ]
Etymology 1
From lābrum (“lip”).
Noun
lābellum n (genitive lābellī); second declension
- a (little) lip
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lābellum | lābella |
| genitive | lābellī | lābellōrum |
| dative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| accusative | lābellum | lābella |
| ablative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| vocative | lābellum | lābella |
Etymology 2
From lābrum (“basin”).
Noun
lābellum n (genitive lābellī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lābellum | lābella |
| genitive | lābellī | lābellōrum |
| dative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| accusative | lābellum | lābella |
| ablative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| vocative | lābellum | lābella |
References
- labellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- labellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- labellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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