Sagitta
See also: sagitta
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sagitta (“arrow, arrowshaft, arrowhead (plant)”).
Proper noun edit
Sagitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittidae – typical marine arrow worms.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Alismataceae – arrowheads or duck potatoes, now Sagittaria.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus in Sagittidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Chaetognatha - phylum; Sagittoidea - class; Aphragmophora - order; Ctinodontina - suborder; Sagittidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus in Sagittidae): Sagitta bipunctata, Sagitta bombayensis, Sagitta helenae - accepted species
References edit
- Sagittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sagitta (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sagitta (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sagitta at World Register of Marine Species
- Sagitta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sagitta at Encyclopedia of Life
- Sagitta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Latin Sagitta (“the Arrow”), from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/, /səˈɡɪt.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɪtə
Proper noun edit
Sagitta
- (astronomy) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.
Translations edit
constellation
See also edit
References edit
- “Sagitta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Sagitta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈɡit.ta/, [s̠äˈɡɪt̪ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈd͡ʒit.ta/, [säˈd͡ʒit̪ːä]
Proper noun edit
Sagitta f sg (genitive Sagittae); first declension
Inflection edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sagitta |
Genitive | Sagittae |
Dative | Sagittae |
Accusative | Sagittam |
Ablative | Sagittā |
Vocative | Sagitta |
Descendants edit
- → English: Sagitta
Proper noun edit
Sagitta m sg (genitive Sagittae); first declension
Inflection edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sagitta |
Genitive | Sagittae |
Dative | Sagittae |
Accusative | Sagittam |
Ablative | Sagittā |
Vocative | Sagitta |
References edit
- Sagitta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.