Harpalus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Harpalus and Ancient Greek Ἅρπαλος (Hárpalos).

Proper noun

Harpalus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅρπαλος (Hárpalos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Harpalus m sg (genitive Harpalī); second declension

  1. A Macedonian aristocrat and friend of Alexander the Great

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Harpalus
genitive Harpalī
dative Harpalō
accusative Harpalum
ablative Harpalō
vocative Harpale

Descendants

  • Translingual: Harpalus

References

  • Harpalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Harpalus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray