tippula

Latin

Noun

tippula f (genitive tippulae); first declension

  1. an insect running across the surface of the water; a water spider
    • c. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Persa 2.2.62
      noui: omnes sunt lenae leuifidae, nec tippulae leuius pondust quam fides lenonia.
      I know: all procuresses are untrustworthy, and a water spider has more weight than a procuress’s promise.

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tippula tippulae
genitive tippulae tippulārum
dative tippulae tippulīs
accusative tippulam tippulās
ablative tippulā tippulīs
vocative tippula tippulae

Descendants

  • Italian: tipula
  • Portuguese: típula
  • Spanish: típula
  • Translingual: Tipula

References

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