hapsus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅψος (hápsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhap.sus/, [ˈhäps̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈap.sus/, [ˈäpsus]

Noun

hapsus m (genitive hapsī); second declension

1. (medicine) A lock of wool used in bandaging

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hapsus	hapsī
Genitive	hapsī	hapsōrum
Dative	hapsō	hapsīs
Accusative	hapsum	hapsōs
Ablative	hapsō	hapsīs
Vocative	hapse	hapsī

References

• “hapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hapsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.