Eulalia

See also: eulalia

Translingual

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Eulalia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllodocidae – certain polychaete worms.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Stratiomyidae – a synonym for the genus Odontomyia of flies.
Hypernyms

References

insect
see Odontomyia
worm
see Phyllodocidae

Etymology 2

Type species Eulalia aurea (Bory) Kunth.

Coined by Karl Sigismond Kunth (1788–1850) in 1829 in Révision des graminées, named after French botanical artist Eulalie Delile who illustrated his work.[1]

Proper noun

Eulalia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – tropical perennial grasses.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms

References

  1. Charles Sigismond Kunth (1829) Révision des graminées publiées dans les Nova genera et species plantarum de Humboldt et Bonpland; précéder d'un travail général sur la famille des graminées (in Latin), Paris, page 160:Dixi hoc genus in honorem Eulaliæ Delile, cujus perito elegantique penicillo icones hujus operis ut et quorumdam aliorum debet botanice.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ewˈla.lja/
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧là‧lia

Proper noun

Eulalia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to Spanish Eulalia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈla.lja/
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: Eu‧la‧lia

Proper noun

Eulalia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eulalie

Declension

Further reading

  • Eulalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Name of early Spanish saints, from Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía), from εὔλαλος (eúlalos, sweetly speaking). Cognate with French Eulalie, Galician Olalla, Catalan Eulàlia and Asturian Olaya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /euˈlalja/ [eu̯ˈla.lja]
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: Eu‧la‧lia

Proper noun

Eulalia f

  1. a female given name
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