atalanta

See also: Atalanta

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.təˈlan.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.taˈlan.ta]

Noun

atalanta f (plural atalantes)

1. red admiral (butterfly)

   Synonym: rei

Dutch

Vanessa atalanta

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀταλάντη (Atalántē); compare the taxonomic name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː.taːˈlɑn.taː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑntaː

Noun

atalanta f (plural atalanta's, diminutive atalantaatje n)

1. red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “atalanta”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• atalanta on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Italian

Noun

atalanta f (plural atalante)

1. red admiral (butterfly)