Baetis

Translingual

Baetis tricaudatus, male subimago

Proper noun

Baetis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Baetidae – certain mayflies.

Hyponyms

Further reading


Latin

Guadalquivir River

Alternative forms

  • Betis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαῖτις (Baîtis).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbae̯.tis/, [ˈbae̯.tɪs]

Noun

Baetis m (genitive Baetis); third declension

  1. The river Guadalquivir

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular
nominative Baetis
genitive Baetis
dative Baetī
accusative Baetem
ablative Baete
vocative Baetis

Derived terms

  • Baeticus
  • Baetica

References

  • Baetis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Baetis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Baetis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • Baetis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Baetis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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