strigilis

English

Etymology

Latin strigilis

Noun

strigilis

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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στλεγγίς (stlengís) (modern Greek στλεγγίδα (stlengída)).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstri.ɡi.lis/, [ˈstrɪ.ɡɪ.lɪs]

Noun

strigilis f (genitive strigilis); third declension

  1. strigil

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

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

References
  • 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
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