Hippuris

See also: hippuris

Translingual

Hippuris vulgaris

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππουρις (híppouris).

Proper noun

Hippuris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – mare's tail.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Plantaginaceae - family; Callitricheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hippuris vulgaris - type species; Hippuris tetraphylla - species

References

• Hippuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hippuris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hippuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hippuris at USDA Plants database
• Hippuris at Tropicos
• Hippuris at World Register of Marine Species
• Hippuris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hippuris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hippuris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Hippuris at The Plant List

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱππουρίς (Hippourís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hipˈpuː.ris/, [hɪpˈpuːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ipˈpu.ris/, [ipˈpuːris]

Proper noun

Hippūris f sg (genitive Hippūridis); third declension

1. A small island situated between Thera and Amorgos

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hippūris
Genitive	Hippūridis
Dative	Hippūridī
Accusative	Hippūridem
Ablative	Hippūride
Vocative	Hippūris

References

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