Glaucus

See also: glaucus

Translingual

Glaucus atlanticus

Etymology

From Latin glaucus.

Proper noun

Glaucus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Glaucidae – nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Nudibranchia - order; Eolidoidea - suborder; Aeolidioidea - superfamily; Glaucidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Glaucus atlanticus - type species; for other species see Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species

References

• Glaucus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Glaucus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Glaucus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Glaucus at AnimalBase
• Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species
• Glaucus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Glaucus at Encyclopedia of Life
• Glaucus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos, from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally “greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering”)).

Proper noun

Glaucus

1. (Greek mythology) A Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
2. (Greek mythology) A mythical Lycian soldier and captain in the Trojan War.
3. (Greek mythology) Son of Sisyphus, and a mythical Corinthian king.
4. (Greek mythology) Son of king Minos.
5. (Greek mythology) one of the sons of Priam.
6. (Greek mythology) A son of Aepytus.
7. (Greek mythology) One of the twelve younger Panes.

Translations

Greek sea god

• French: Glaucos m
• Greek: Γλαύκος (el) m (Gláfkos)

  Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος m (Glaûkos)

• Latin: Glaucus m
• Portuguese: Glauco m
• Russian: Главк m (Glavk)

Lycian soldier

• Portuguese: Glauco m
• Russian: Главк m (Glavk)

son of Sisyphus

• Portuguese: Glauco m
• Russian: Главк m (Glavk)

son of Minos

• Portuguese: Glauco m
• Russian: Главк m (Glavk)

son of Priam

son of Aepytus

one of the twelve younger Panes

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡɫ̪äu̯kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡläːu̯kus]

Proper noun

Glaucus m sg (genitive Glaucī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The name of several figures of the Greek mythology
2. The name of several rivers of Asia Minor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Glaucus
Genitive	Glaucī
Dative	Glaucō
Accusative	Glaucum
Ablative	Glaucō
Vocative	Glauce

References

• “Glaucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Glaucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly