hippocampe

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hippocampus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.kɑ̃p/

Noun

hippocampe m (plural hippocampes)

1. sea horse
2. (anatomy, mythology) hippocampus

Further reading

• “hippocampe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) hippocampe

1. vocative singular of hippocampus