LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

carduēlis

carduēlis f (genitive carduēlis)
Classical[kar.duˈeː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kar.duˈɛː.lis]

Meaning

  1. a thistlefinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarduēliscarduēlēs
genitivecarduēliscarduēlium
dativecarduēlīcarduēlibus
accusativecarduēlemcarduēlēs
carduēlīs
ablativecarduēlecarduēlibus
vocativecarduēliscarduēlēs

cardŭēlis, is, f. carduus,
I. the thistlefinch, goldfinch: Fringilla carduelis, Linn.; Plin. 10, 42, 57, § 116; Petr. 46, 4; cf. Serv. et Prob. Verg. G. 3, 338; Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 74.

Origins

From carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”) + -ēlis. Goldfinches commonly eat thistle seeds and use thistle down as nest material, and are as such commonly named after this plant; compare English thistlefinch, Dutch distelvink.

Quick answers

What does carduēlis mean in Latin?
carduēlis, a noun, means “a thistlefinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)”.
What is the genitive of carduēlis?
The genitive singular is carduēlis. carduēlis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce carduēlis?
In classical Latin, [kar.duˈeː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.duˈɛː.lis].