coccinella

See also: Coccinella

Italian

Etymology

From the scientific Latin genus name Coccinella, from coccinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈnɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nèl‧la

Noun

coccinella f (plural coccinelle)

1. ladybird, ladybug

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758), from coccinus (scarlet) +‎ -ella (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈnel.la/, [kotː͡ʃiˈnɛlːä]

Noun

coccinella f (genitive coccinellae); first declension

1. (New Latin) ladybird, ladybug

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	coccinella	coccinellae
genitive	coccinellae	coccinellārum
dative	coccinellae	coccinellīs
accusative	coccinellam	coccinellās
ablative	coccinellā	coccinellīs
vocative	coccinella	coccinellae

Descendants

All borrowings.

• → French: coccinelle
  • → Hebrew: קוֹקְסִינֶל (koksinél)
• → Italian: coccinella