Miletus
See also: mīlētus
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Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Miletus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – various butterflies, sometimes called brownies.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Lycaenidae - family; Miletinae - subfamily; Miletini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Miletus symethus - type species
References edit
Miletus (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Miletus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Miletus (Lycaenidae)) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Latin Mīlētus, from Ancient Greek Μίλητος (Mílētos).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Miletus
- ancient Greek city on the west coast of Caria, Anatolia
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
ancient Greek city
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μίλητος (Mílētos).
Proper noun edit
Mīlētus f sg (genitive Mīlētī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mīlētus |
| Genitive | Mīlētī |
| Dative | Mīlētō |
| Accusative | Mīlētum |
| Ablative | Mīlētō |
| Vocative | Mīlēte |
| Locative | Mīlētī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Miletus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Miletus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.