LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Diplolepis

Diplolepis f (genitive Diplolepidos)
Classical[dɪˈpɫɔ.ɫɛ.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[diˈplɔː.le.pis]

Meaning

  1. feminineAny gall wasp of the genus Diplolepis.
    7 corpore minuto, antennis filiformibus, abdomine ovato sessili (Diplolepides etc. ), definitae sunt.7 are defined by a small body, filiform antennae, and an ovate, sessile abdomen (Diplolepises, etc.).1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, “[Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum.”, in Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page 8:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDiplolepisDiplolepides
genitiveDiplolepidosDiplolepidum
dativeDiplolepidīDiplolepidibus
accusativeDiplolepidaDiplolepidas
ablativeDiplolepideDiplolepidibus
vocativeDiplolepis
Diplolepi		Diplolepides

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. LatinDiplolepis

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (dĭplóos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) ? Ancient Greek λεπῐ́ς (lepĭ́s) Translingual Diplolepisbor. Latin Diplolepis Borrowed from Translingual Diplolepis.

Quick answers

What does Diplolepis mean in Latin?
Diplolepis, a noun, means “Any gall wasp of the genus Diplolepis.”.
What is the genitive of Diplolepis?
The genitive singular is Diplolepidos. Diplolepis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Diplolepis?
In classical Latin, [dɪˈpɫɔ.ɫɛ.pɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈplɔː.le.pis].
Where does Diplolepis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin Diplolepis.