English

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Etymology

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From Latin strigilis.

Noun

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strigilis

  1. An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.

Latin

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Etymology

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From the root of stringō +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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strigilis f (genitive strigilis); third declension

  1. strigil

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or ).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative strigilis strigilēs
Genitive strigilis strigilium
Dative strigilī strigilibus
Accusative strigilem
strigilim
strigilēs
strigilīs
Ablative strigile
strigilī
strigilibus
Vocative strigilis strigilēs

Descendants

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References

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  • strigilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • strigilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • strigilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.