diopetes
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek διοπετής (diopetḗs, “falling from heaven”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /diˈo.pe.teːs/, [d̪iˈɔpɛt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈo.pe.tes/, [d̪iˈɔːpet̪es]
Noun
[edit]diopetēs m (genitive diopetis); third declension
- A kind of frog
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
Genitive | diopetis | diopetium |
Dative | diopetī | diopetibus |
Accusative | diopetem | diopetēs diopetīs |
Ablative | diopete | diopetibus |
Vocative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
References
[edit]- “diopetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diopetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.