tippula
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtip.pu.la/, [ˈt̪ɪpːʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtip.pu.la/, [ˈt̪ipːulä]
Noun edit
tippula f (genitive tippulae); first declension
- an insect running across the surface of the water, a pond-skater; a water spider
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tippula | tippulae |
Genitive | tippulae | tippulārum |
Dative | tippulae | tippulīs |
Accusative | tippulam | tippulās |
Ablative | tippulā | tippulīs |
Vocative | tippula | tippulae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tippula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press