Liparis

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Translingual[edit]

Liparis liparis
Liparis loeselii

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Liparis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Liparidae – typical snailfishes.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – widelip orchids.

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fish (Liparidae)
plant (Orchidaceae)

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Liparis

  1. plural of Lipari

Latin[edit]

View of the river

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίπαρις (Líparis).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Liparis m sg (genitive Liparis); third declension

  1. A river in Cilicia, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Mezitli River

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Liparis
Genitive Liparis
Dative Liparī
Accusative Liparem
Ablative Lipare
Vocative Liparis

References[edit]

  • Liparis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Liparis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.