Vestalis

Vestalis

Translingual

Vestalis gracilis

Etymology

From Latin.

Proper noun

Vestalis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Calopterygidae – certain of the demoiselles.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order; Zygoptera - suborder; Calopterygoidea - superfamily; Calopterygidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Vestalis amabilis, Vestalis amaryllis, Vestalis amethystina, Vestalis amnicola, Vestalis amoena, Vestalis anacolosa, Vestalis anne, Vestalis apicalis, Vestalis atropha, Vestalis beryllae, Vestalis gracilis, Vestalis luctuosa, Vestalis lugens, Vestalis melania, Vestalis miao, Vestalis smaragdina, Vestalis yunosukei (species)

References

• Vestalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vestalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vestalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯esˈtaː.lis/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vesˈta.lis/, [vesˈt̪äːlis]

Adjective

Vestālis (neuter Vestāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, goddess of hearth and home.
2. vestal

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	Vestālis	Vestāle		Vestālēs	Vestālia
Genitive	Vestālis			Vestālium
Dative	Vestālī			Vestālibus
Accusative	Vestālem	Vestāle		Vestālēs Vestālīs	Vestālia
Ablative	Vestālī			Vestālibus
Vocative	Vestālis	Vestāle		Vestālēs	Vestālia

Noun

Vestālis f sg (genitive Vestālis); third declension

1. A priestess of Vesta; a vestal virgin

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vestālis
Genitive	Vestālis
Dative	Vestālī
Accusative	Vestālem
Ablative	Vestāle
Vocative	Vestālis

Related terms

• Vesta
• Vestālia

References

• “Vestalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers