insect

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (neuter) insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
2. (neuter, uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)

Synoniemen

insekt

bij

nietsnut

wants

insecten

beestje

Vertalingen

insecte

insect

Insekt

inseto

insecto

böcek

🐛

insetto

bug

🐛

έντομο

insecte

insecto

Wanze

haşere

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛkt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin īnsectum (“bug; cut up”), from īnsecō (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “bug”), from ἔντομος (éntomos).