catoblepas
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin catōblepās, from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (katôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (katōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (katṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (katablépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (katá) + βλέπω (blépō)).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kəˈtɒblɪpəs/, /kæ-/, /-blɛ-/, /-bliː-/, /-pæs/[1][2][3][4]
- IPA(key): /ˌkætoʊˈblɛpəs/, /ˌkætoʊˈbliːpəs/, /-pæs/, /-tə-/[5]
- IPA(key): /ˈkætoʊblɪpəs/, /-pæs/, /-tə-/[6]
Noun edit
catoblepas (plural catoblepae or catoblepones)
- A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
- 2019, Joel Puga, The Journeys of the Sorcerer:
- Behind them, blindfolded and muzzled, came catoblepones.
- 2022, Patora Fuyuhara, In Another World With My Smartphone:
- The most obvious curseinflicting monsters that came to mind were Basilisks, Cockatrices, and Catoblepones.
Translations edit
mythological creature
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1895) The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume 1, The Century Co., retrieved 12 April 2023, page 864
- ^ Ogilvie, John (1871) The Imperial Dictionary, Blackie and Son, page 85
- ^ The National Standard Encyclopedia, A. L. Burt, 1888, page 158
- ^ Crabb's Handy Cyclopedia, Hurst & Co., 1888, page 104
- ^ Wright, Thomas (1862) The Dictionary-Cyclopædia, for Universal Reference; and a Complete Expositor of the English Language, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Ltd., retrieved 12 April 2023, page 547
- ^ Craig, John (1861) The Universal English Dictionary, retrieved 12 April 2023, page 309
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (katôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (katōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (katṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (katablépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (katá) + βλέπω (blépō)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈtoː.ble.paːs/, [käˈt̪oːbɫ̪ɛpäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈto.ble.pas/, [käˈt̪ɔːblepäs]
Noun edit
catōblepās m (genitive catōblepae); first declension
- A type of horned wild animal found in Ethiopia.
- A mythical creature with powers similar to a basilisk.
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | catōblepās | catōblepae |
| Genitive | catōblepae | catōblepārum |
| Dative | catōblepae | catōblepīs |
| Accusative | catōblepān | catōblepās |
| Ablative | catōblepā | catōblepīs |
| Vocative | catōblepā | catōblepae |
Descendants edit
- → English: catoblepas
- → French: catoblépas
References edit
- “catoblepas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- catoblepas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French catoblépas.
Noun edit
catoblepas m (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of catoblepas (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) catoblepas | catoblepasul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) catoblepas | catoblepasului |
| vocative | catoblepasule | |