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insect
English
Etymology
From Middle French insecte, from Latin ?nsectum (“with a notched or divided body, cut up”), from perfect passive participle of ?nsec? (“I cut into, I cut up”), from ?n- (“from in- before f or s”) + sec? (“I cut”), from the notion that the insect's body is "cut into" three sections. Calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “insect”), from ??????? (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ns?kt/
Noun
insect (plural insects)
- An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
- (colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
- (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.
Synonyms
- bug (colloquial)
Derived terms
- insectageddon
- insecticidal
- insecticide
- insectiform
- insectile
- insectivore
- insectivorous
Translations
See also
- arachnid
- arthropod
- beetle
- bug
- chafer
- coleopter
- entomology
- larva
- worm
Further reading
- insect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- insecta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- insect on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- insect on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- ceints, incest, nicest, scient
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (before 1996) insekt
Etymology
Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin ?nsectum (“bug; cut up”), from ?nsec? (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “bug”), from ??????? (éntomos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?kt/
- Hyphenation: in?sect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
insect n (plural insecten, diminutive insectje n)
- insect, arthropod of the class Insecta.
- Synonyms: gekorven dier, kerfdier
- (now uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)
- Synonym: gekorven dier
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gaster
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gaster (“the belly”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??æ.st?/
- Rhymes: -æst?(?)
Noun
gaster (plural gasters)
- (anatomy, rare) The stomach.
- (entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants).
Related terms
- gastric (adjective)
References
- “gaster”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- 'Gaters, Greats, Stager, Strega, grates, greats, ragest, retags, stager, targes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (gast?r, “a paunch, belly”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /??as.ter/, [??äs?t??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /??as.ter/, [???st??r]
Noun
gaster f (variously declined, genitive gasteris or gastr?); third declension, second declension
- The belly.
- Synonym: venter
- A big bellied vessel.
Inflection
Third-declension noun or second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
Derived terms
- digastricus
Descendants
? English: gaster
References
- gaster in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin vast?re, present active infinitive of vast?. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vast? or from the same pre-Latin source.
Verb
gaster
- to waste (not make good use of)
- to destroy
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Synonyms
- (to destroy): destruire
Descendants
- French: gâter
Old French
Etymology
From Latin vast?re, present active infinitive of vast?. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vast? or from the same pre-Latin source.
Verb
gaster
- to waste (not make good use of)
- to destroy
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Synonyms
- (to destroy): destruire
Descendants
- Middle French: gaster
- French: gâter
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