Squilla
See also: squilla
Translingual
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editSquilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Squillidae – certain mantis shrimps.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus):
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Squilla mantis - type species
References
edit- Squilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Squilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Squilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom squilla (“little bell; shrimp”).
Pronunciation
edit(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈskʷil.la/, [ˈs̠kʷɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskwil.la/, [ˈskwilːä]
Proper noun
editSquilla m sg (genitive Squillae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Gavius Squilla Gallicanus, a Roman senator
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Squilla |
Genitive | Squillae |
Dative | Squillae |
Accusative | Squillam |
Ablative | Squillā |
Vocative | Squilla |
References
edit- “Squilla Gallicanus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray