lethargus

English

Etymology

Latin lethargus (“lethargy”)

Noun

lethargus (uncountable)

(biology) A quiescent sleeplike state in some arthropods and nematodes.

Anagrams

Laughters, Slaughter, laughster, laughters, laughtres, slaughter, slaughtre

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λήθαργος (lēthargos)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰar.ɡus/, [ɫeːˈtʰar.ɡʊs]

Noun

lēthargus m (genitive lēthargī); second declension

lethargy, drowsiness

Related terms

lēthargicus

Descendants

English: lethargy
Russian: летаргия (letargija)

References

lethargus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lethargus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
lethargus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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