Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek νεκύδαλος (nekúdalos).

Noun edit

necydalus m (genitive necydalī); second declension

  1. The larva of the silkworm

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative necydalus necydalī
Genitive necydalī necydalōrum
Dative necydalō necydalīs
Accusative necydalum necydalōs
Ablative necydalō necydalīs
Vocative necydale necydalī

References edit

  • necydalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • necydalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.