Vestalis

Translingual

Vestalis gracilis

Etymology

From Latin.

Proper noun

Vestalis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Calopterygidae – certain of the demoiselles.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Vestalis amabilis, Vestalis amaryllis, Vestalis amethystina, Vestalis amnicola, Vestalis amoena, Vestalis anacolosa, Vestalis anne, Vestalis apicalis, Vestalis atropha, Vestalis beryllae, Vestalis gracilis, Vestalis luctuosa, Vestalis lugens, Vestalis melania, Vestalis miao, Vestalis smaragdina, Vestalis yunosukei (species)

Further reading

• Vestalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vestalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vestalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /wesˈtaː.lis/, [wɛsˈtaː.lɪs]

Adjective

Vestālis (neuter Vestāle); third declension

1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, goddess of hearth and home.
2. vestal

Noun

Vestālis f (genitive Vestālis); third declension

1. A priestess of Vesta; a vestal virgin

Related terms

• Vesta
• Vestālia

References

• Vestalis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers