Translingual edit

 
Liparis liparis
 
Liparis loeselii

Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Liparis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Liparidae – typical snailfishes.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – widelip orchids.

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fish (Liparidae)
plant (Orchidaceae)

English edit

Proper noun edit

Liparis

  1. plural of Lipari

Latin edit

 
View of the river

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίπαρις (Líparis).

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Proper noun edit

Liparis m sg (genitive Liparis); third declension

  1. A river in Cilicia, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the Mezitli River

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Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Liparis
Genitive Liparis
Dative Liparī
Accusative Liparem
Ablative Lipare
Vocative Liparis

References edit

  • Liparis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Liparis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.