"phalaena" meaning in Latin

See phalaena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pʰaˈɫae̯.na] [Classical-Latin], [faˈlɛː.na] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina) Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)der. Latin phalaena Derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:φάλαινα|text=+|title=phalaena|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina) Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)der. Latin phalaena [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "φάλλαινα", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "φάλαινα", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "phalaena", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="phalaena"> Derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)., {{ety|la|:der|grc:φάλαινα|text=+|title=phalaena|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina) Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina)der. Latin phalaena Derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina). Head templates: {{la-noun|phalaena<1>}} phalaena f (genitive phalaenae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|phalaena<1>}} Forms: phalaenae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], phalaena [nominative, singular], phalaenae [nominative, plural], phalaenae [genitive, singular], phalaenārum [genitive, plural], phalaenae [dative, singular], phalaenīs [dative, plural], phalaenam [accusative, singular], phalaenās [accusative, plural], phalaenā [ablative, singular], phalaenīs [ablative, plural], phalaena [singular, vocative], phalaenae [plural, vocative], phallaena [alternative]
  1. (New Latin) a moth Tags: New-Latin, declension-1, feminine Related terms: phalaenāceus, phalaenārius, phalaeniceps, phalaenifer, phalaenothēria

Inflected forms

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