penelops

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ (pēnélops).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.ne.lops/, [ˈpeːnɛɫ̪ɔps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ne.lops/, [ˈpɛːnelops]

Noun

pēnelops f (genitive pēnelopis); third declension

1. A kind of duck

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pēnelops	pēnelopēs
Genitive	pēnelopis	pēnelopum
Dative	pēnelopī	pēnelopibus
Accusative	pēnelopem	pēnelopēs
Ablative	pēnelope	pēnelopibus
Vocative	pēnelops	pēnelopēs

References

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