diopetes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek διοπετής (diopetḗs, “falling from heaven”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diˈo.pe.teːs/, [d̪iˈɔpɛt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈo.pe.tes/, [d̪iˈɔːpet̪es]
Noun edit
diopetēs m (genitive diopetis); third declension
- A kind of frog
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
| Genitive | diopetis | diopetium |
| Dative | diopetī | diopetibus |
| Accusative | diopetem | diopetēs diopetīs |
| Ablative | diopete | diopetibus |
| Vocative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
References edit
- “diopetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diopetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.