имаго

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imāgō.

Compare natively formed Czech dospělec (akin to спе́лый (spélyj)). Compare typologically a coordinate term личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik), о́блик (óblik), обли́чье (oblíčʹje)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈmaɡə]

Noun

има́го • (imágo) n (indeclinable)

  1. (entomology) imago (final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis)
    Coordinate terms: яйцо́ (jajcó), личи́нка (ličínka), ку́колка (kúkolka)
  2. (psychology) imago (idealized concept of a loved one)
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