Harpyia

Translingual

Proper noun

Harpyia

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Notodontidae.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅρπυιαι (Hárpuiai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /harˈpyi̯.i̯a/, [härˈpʏi̯ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈpi.a/, [ärˈpiːä]

Noun

Harpyia f sg (genitive Harpyiae); first declension

1. a harpy (half bird, half woman)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Harpyia	Harpyiae
Genitive	Harpyiae	Harpyiārum
Dative	Harpyiae	Harpyiīs
Accusative	Harpyiam	Harpyiās
Ablative	Harpyiā	Harpyiīs
Vocative	Harpyia	Harpyiae

References

• “Harpyia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Harpyia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers