See also: Lampyris

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς (lampurís).

Noun edit

lampȳris f (genitive lampȳridis); third declension

  1. A glowworm
    Synonym: cicindēla

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lampȳris lampȳridēs
Genitive lampȳridis lampȳridum
Dative lampȳridī lampȳridibus
Accusative lampȳridem lampȳridēs
Ablative lampȳride lampȳridibus
Vocative lampȳris lampȳridēs

Descendants edit

  • Translingual: Lampyris

References edit

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