strigilis
English
Etymology
Latin strigilis
Noun
strigilis
- An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στλεγγίς (stlengís) (modern Greek στλεγγίδα (stlengída)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstri.ɡi.lis/, [ˈstrɪ.ɡɪ.lɪs]
Noun
strigilis f (genitive strigilis); third declension
- strigil
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strigilis | strigilēs |
| Genitive | strigilis | strigilium |
| Dative | strigilī | strigilibus |
| Accusative | strigilem strigilim | strigilēs strigilīs |
| Ablative | strigile strigilī | strigilibus |
| Vocative | strigilis | strigilēs |
Descendants
- English: strigil
- Italian: strigile, striglia
- Old French: estrille
- French: étrille
- Spanish: estrígil
References
- strigilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- strigilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- strigilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette