Dipsas
See also: dipsas
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek διψάς (dipsás), from δίψα (dípsa, “thirst”), since its bite was believed to cause intense thirst.
Proper noun
Dipsas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. – certain non-venomous New World snakes, called snail-eaters.
Usage notes
- Sometimes placed in family Colubridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Dipsadidae - family; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - subfamily
References
Dipsas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dipsas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dipsas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdip.saːs/, [ˈd̪ɪps̠äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdip.sas/, [ˈd̪ipsäs]
Proper noun
Dipsās m sg (genitive Dipsantis); third declension
- A river in Cilicia, mentioned by Lucretius
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dipsās |
Genitive | Dipsantis |
Dative | Dipsantī |
Accusative | Dipsantem |
Ablative | Dipsante |
Vocative | Dipsās |
References
- Dipsas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Categories:
- Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Latin masculine nouns
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