Hippodamia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Hippodamia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Cucujiformia – infraorder; Cucujoidea – superfamily; Coccinellidae – family; Coccinellinae – subfamily; Coccinellini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (thirteen-spotted lady beetle) – type species
References
- Hippodamia (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hippodamia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hippodamia (Coccinellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱπποδάμεια (Hippodámeia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhɪpɒdəˈmaɪə/
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Proper noun
Hippodamia
- (Greek mythology) Various female Ancient Greek mythological figures, especially the queen of Pisa as the wife of Pelops.
- 2007, Marianthe Colakis, Mary Joan Masello, Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, →ISBN, page 207:
- Restored to life, Pelops competes for Hippodamia against her father Oenomaus, who dies cursing Pelops' family.
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hippodamē
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱπποδάμεια (Hippodámeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɪp.pɔ.daˈmiː.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ip.po.d̪aˈmiː.a]
Proper noun
Hippodamīa f sg (genitive Hippodamīae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hippodamīa |
| genitive | Hippodamīae |
| dative | Hippodamīae |
| accusative | Hippodamīam |
| ablative | Hippodamīā |
| vocative | Hippodamīa |
References
- Hippodamia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.