Glaucus
See also: glaucus
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editGlaucus m
- 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
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Glaucus atlanticus - type species; for other species see Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species
References
edit- 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos, from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally “greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering”)).
Proper noun
editGlaucus
- (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.
- (Greek mythology) A mythical Lycian soldier and captain in the Trojan War.
- (Greek mythology) Son of Sisyphus, and a mythical Corinthian king.
- (Greek mythology) Son of king Minos.
- (Greek mythology) one of the sons of Priam.
- (Greek mythology) A son of Aepytus.
- (Greek mythology) One of the twelve younger Panes.
Translations
editGreek sea god
son of Priam
son of Aepytus
one of the twelve younger Panes
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡɫ̪äu̯kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡläːu̯kus]
Proper noun
editGlaucus m sg (genitive Glaucī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The name of several figures of the Greek mythology
- The name of several rivers of Asia Minor
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Glaucus |
Genitive | Glaucī |
Dative | Glaucō |
Accusative | Glaucum |
Ablative | Glaucō |
Vocative | Glauce |
References
edit- “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
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