pygidium

See also: Pygidium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, By surface analysis, pygo- +‎ -idium.

Noun

pygidium (plural pygidia or pygidiums)

1. (zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

Derived terms

• postpygidium
• pygidial

Translations

The posteriormost portion of certain arthropods

• Finnish: peräkilpi
• French: pygidium (fr) m
• German: Pygidium n
• Italian: pigidio m
• Latin: (New Latin) pygidium n
• Portuguese: pigídio m
• Russian: пиги́диум m (pigídium)
• Spanish: pigidio m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Noun

pygidium m (plural pygidiums)

1. pygidium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pyːˈɡi.di.um/, [pyːˈɡɪd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈd͡ʒi.di.um/, [piˈd͡ʒiːd̪ium]

Noun

pȳgidium n (genitive pȳgidiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) pygidium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia
genitive	pȳgidiī	pȳgidiōrum
dative	pȳgidiō	pȳgidiīs
accusative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia
ablative	pȳgidiō	pȳgidiīs
vocative	pȳgidium	pȳgidia