Leucippus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Latin Leucippus, from Ancient Greek Λεύκιππος (Leúkippos)
Proper noun edit
Leucippus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English edit
Proper noun edit
Leucippus
- (philosophy) an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea
- a son of Hercules
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Λεύκιππος (Leúkippos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leu̯ˈkip.pus/, [ɫ̪ɛu̯ˈkɪpːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leu̯ˈt͡ʃip.pus/, [leu̯ˈt͡ʃipːus]
Proper noun edit
Leucippus m sg (genitive Leucippī); second declension
- The father of Phoebe and Hilaira, who were carried off by Castor and Pollux
- A son of Hercules
- A Grecian philosopher, disciple of Zeno of Elia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Leucippus |
| Genitive | Leucippī |
| Dative | Leucippō |
| Accusative | Leucippum |
| Ablative | Leucippō |
| Vocative | Leucippe |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Leucippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Leucippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.