ocellus

English

Etymology

From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”).

Noun

ocellus (plural ocelli)

  1. A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
  2. An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.

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Latin

Etymology

From oculus (“eye”) +‎ -lus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈkel.lus/, [ɔˈkɛl.lʊs]

Noun

ocellus m (genitive ocellī); second declension

  1. little eye
  2. darling

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ocellus ocellī
genitive ocellī ocellōrum
dative ocellō ocellīs
accusative ocellum ocellōs
ablative ocellō ocellīs
vocative ocelle ocellī

References

  • ocellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ocellus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ocellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • ocellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ocellus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ocellus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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