polypus
English
Etymology
From Latin polypūs, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)
Noun
polypus (plural polypi or polypuses)
- A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem.
- 1898, Werner's magazine (volume 20)
- The nasal passages should be carefully examined for symptoms of stegnosis, enlargement of the turbinated bones, polypi, etc.
- 1898, Werner's magazine (volume 20)
- (archaic) An octopus.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.ly.pus/, [ˈpɔ.lʏ.pʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.li.pus/, [ˈpoː.li.pus]
Noun
polypus m (genitive polypī); second declension
polypūs m (genitive polypodos); third declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polypus | polypī |
| genitive | polypī | polypōrum |
| dative | polypō | polypīs |
| accusative | polypum | polypōs |
| ablative | polypō | polypīs |
| vocative | polype | polypī |
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polypūs | polypodēs |
| genitive | polypodis | polypodum |
| dative | polypodī | polypodibus |
| accusative | polypodem | polypodēs |
| ablative | polypode | polypodibus |
| vocative | polypūs | polypodēs |
Descendants
References
- polypus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- polypus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- polypus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- polypus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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