lampyris

See also: Lampyris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς (lampurís).

Noun

lampȳris f (genitive lampȳridis); third declension

  1. A glowworm
    Synonym: cicindēla

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lampȳris lampȳridēs
genitive lampȳridis lampȳridum
dative lampȳridī lampȳridibus
accusative lampȳridem lampȳridēs
ablative lampȳride lampȳridibus
vocative lampȳris lampȳridēs

Descendants

  • Translingual: Lampyris

References

  • “lampyris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lampyris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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