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Tipula

‖

Tip′u-la

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Tipulae
(#)
, E.
Tipulas
(#)
.
[L., the water spider, or water spinner.]
(Zool.)
Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to
Tipula
and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See
Crane fly
, under
Crane
.

Definition 2024

tipula

tipula

See also: Tipula

English

Wikispecies

Noun

tipula ‎(plural tipulas or tipulae)

  1. Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera; a crane fly.

Translations

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin cepulla.

Noun

tipula

  1. onion

Declension

"tipula"
(inanimate noun) declension
indefinite singular plural
absolutive tipula tipula tipulak
ergative tipulak tipulak tipulek
dative tipulari tipulari tipulei
genitive tipularen tipularen tipulen
comitative tipularekin tipularekin tipulekin
causative tipularengatik tipularengatik tipulengatik
benefactive tipularentzat tipularentzat tipulentzat
instrumental tipulaz tipulaz tipulez
inessive tipulatan tipulan tipuletan
locative tipulatako tipulako tipuletako
allative tipulatara tipulara tipuletara
terminative tipulataraino tipularaino tipuletaraino
directive tipulatarantz tipularantz tipuletarantz
destinative tipulatarako tipularako tipuletarako
ablative tipulatatik tipulatik tipuletatik
partitive tipularik
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prolative tipulatzat
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Finnish

Etymology

tipu ‎(“chick”) +‎ -la

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧pu‧la
  • IPA(key): /ˈtipulɑ/

Noun

tipula

  1. (informal) girls' school

Declension

Inflection of tipula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative tipula tipulat
genitive tipulan tipuloiden
tipuloitten
partitive tipulaa tipuloita
illative tipulaan tipuloihin
singular plural
nominative tipula tipulat
accusative nom. tipula tipulat
gen. tipulan
genitive tipulan tipuloiden
tipuloitten
tipulainrare
partitive tipulaa tipuloita
inessive tipulassa tipuloissa
elative tipulasta tipuloista
illative tipulaan tipuloihin
adessive tipulalla tipuloilla
ablative tipulalta tipuloilta
allative tipulalle tipuloille
essive tipulana tipuloina
translative tipulaksi tipuloiksi
instructive — tipuloin
abessive tipulatta tipuloitta
comitative — tipuloineen

Usage notes

Often with capital initial letter when referring to a certain girls' school.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

tipula f ‎(plural tipule)

  1. crane fly (of family Tipulidae), daddy longlegs

Etymology

Related to Latin tippula, a water spider.

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