himantopus

See also: Himantopus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱμαντόπους (himantópous, “thong foot”), from ἱμάς (himás, “leathern strap”) +‎ πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

himantopūs m (genitive himantopodis); third declension

  1. A kind of bird with long legs

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative himantopūs himantopodēs
Genitive himantopodis himantopodum
Dative himantopodī himantopodibus
Accusative himantopodem himantopodēs
Ablative himantopode himantopodibus
Vocative himantopūs himantopodēs

Descendants
  • Translingual: Himantopus

References
  • “hĭmantŏpūs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hĭmantŏpūs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 747.
  • himantopūs in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “himantopūs” in volume 6, part 3, column 2791, line 14 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
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