python
See also: Python
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪθən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪθɑn/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -aɪθən, (General American) -aɪθɑn
Noun
editpython (plural pythons)
Hypernyms
edit- (zoology): snake
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editconstricting snake
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References
edit- Pythonidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pythonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pythonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
edit- “python”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “python”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “piton”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Pythōn, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpython m (plural pythons)
- python, constrictor of the family Pythonidae
Derived terms
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpython m (plural pythons)
Further reading
edit- “python”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editInterlingua
editNoun
editpython (plural pythones)
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.tʰon/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ton/, [ˈpiːt̪on]
Noun
editpȳthon m (genitive pȳthōnis, feminine pȳthōnissa); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
Genitive | pȳthōnis | pȳthōnum |
Dative | pȳthōnī | pȳthōnibus |
Accusative | pȳthōnem | pȳthōnēs |
Ablative | pȳthōne | pȳthōnibus |
Vocative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
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