pedicellus

English

Etymology

Noun

pedicellus

The base of the antenna of some insects

Latin

Etymology 1

From pedīculus (“small foot”), diminutive of pēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pe.diːˈkel.lus/, [pɛ.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]

Noun

pedīcellus m (genitive pedīcellī); second declension

(Vulgar Latin, New Latin) little foot

Declension

Second declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pedīcellus	pedīcellī
genitive	pedīcellī	pedīcellōrum
dative	pedīcellō	pedīcellīs
accusative	pedīcellum	pedīcellōs
ablative	pedīcellō	pedīcellīs
vocative	pedīcelle	pedīcellī

Descendants

English: pedicel
French: pédicelle
Italian: pedicello
Portuguese: pedicelo
Spanish: pedicelo

Etymology 2

From pēdīculus (“louse”), diminutive of pēdis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /peː.diːˈkel.lus/, [peː.diːˈkɛl.lʊs]

Noun

pēdīcellus m (genitive pēdīcellī); second declension

(Late Latin) a little louse

Declension

Second declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pēdīcellus	pēdīcellī
genitive	pēdīcellī	pēdīcellōrum
dative	pēdīcellō	pēdīcellīs
accusative	pēdīcellum	pēdīcellōs
ablative	pēdīcellō	pēdīcellīs
vocative	pēdīcelle	pēdīcellī

Descendants

Italian: pedicello
Romanian: păducel

References

pedicellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pedicellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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