Ascalaphus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσκάλαφος (askálaphos, “owl”)
Proper noun
Ascalaphus m
- A taxonomic genus within the Ascalaphidae family – split-eyed owlflies.
Further reading
Ascalaphinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ascalaphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ascalaphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos, literally “Screech-owl”).
Proper noun
Ascalaphus
- (Greek mythology) The orchardist of Hades, changed into a screech-owl by Demeter for telling Hades that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds
Translations
the orchardist of Hades
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈka.la.pʰus/, [äs̠ˈkäɫ̪äpʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈka.la.fus/, [äsˈkäːläfus]
Proper noun
Ascalaphus m sg (genitive Ascalaphī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The custodian of the orchard of Hades, son of Acheron and Orphne
- (Greek mythology) A king of Orchomenus, son of Ares and Astyoche
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ascalaphus |
Genitive | Ascalaphī |
Dative | Ascalaphō |
Accusative | Ascalaphum |
Ablative | Ascalaphō |
Vocative | Ascalaphe |
References
- “Ascalaphus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Ascalaphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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