No. 6,926 in Catalan
vanessa
"Vanessa" is a genus of butterflies.
In a sentence
La Vanessa va venir ahir al vespre.
Vanessa came last night.
Here, 'Vanessa' is a proper noun used as a personal name.
Els vanessa són papallones de colors vius.
The vanessas are butterflies of bright colors.
In this sentence, 'vanessa' refers to a type of butterfly genus.
Veure el vol d'una vanessa sempre m'alegra el dia.
Seeing the flight of a vanessa always brightens my day.
Here, 'vanessa' refers to a singular butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
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