Feminine
Libelle
Concepts
spirit-level
level gauge
Odonata
Libelle
anisoptera
damsel flies
dragon fly
dragon-fly
Synonyms
Wasserjungfer
Odonata
Anisoptera
Schillebold
Schillerbold
Lattenrichter
Translations
libellule
libélula
libellula
libel
libélula
λιβελλούλη
منسوب الماء
kızböceği
tallanassosDialects
Aargau
tüfelsnoodle
Basel-Landschaft
wasserjumpfere
St. Gallen
wassarjùmpfara
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/liˈbɛlə/
Etymology
From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering. German Libelle is a shortened form, in part after the underlying Latin noun. Doublet of Niveau and Level.
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