subocellus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin oculus

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Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin ocellus

Latin subocellus

From sub- + ocellus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊ.bɔˈkɛl.lʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [su.boˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]

Noun

subocellus m (genitive subocellī); second declension

1. (zootomy, taxonomy) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 1761, Nicolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Insecta musei Graecensis, page 25:

     Subocellus unus communis, seu in concursu elytrorum. Ordo reliquorum sequens: 1. 3. 3. 1.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	subocellus	subocellī
genitive	subocellī	subocellōrum
dative	subocellō	subocellīs
accusative	subocellum	subocellōs
ablative	subocellō	subocellīs
vocative	subocelle	subocellī