Hamadryas
See also: hamadryas
Translingual
Etymology
Latin [Term?] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Hamadryas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – perennial herbs of southern South America.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – cracker butterflies, found from Arizona through much of South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Ranunculaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots – clades; Ranunculales – order; Ranunculaceae – family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Ranunculeae - tribe
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Biblidinae - subfamily; Ageroniini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Ranunculaceae): Hamadryas magellanica - type species
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Hamadryas amphinome (red cracker) - type species
References
- plant
- Hamadryas (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hamadryas (Ranunculaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hamadryas (Ranunculaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hamadryas at the Catalogue of Life
- Hamadryas at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Hamadryas at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Hamadryas at Plants of the World Online
- Hamadryas at Tropicos
- butterfly
- Hamadryas (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hamadryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hamadryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hamadryas at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Hamadryas at the Catalogue of Life
- Hamadryas at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Latin
Alternative forms
- Amādrias (Medieval Latin)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [haˈmaː.dry.as]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.d̪ri.as]
Noun
Hamādryas f sg (genitive Hamādryadis or Hamādryados); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Hamadryad, mother of the hamadryads (woodnymphs)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Propertius to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hamādryas |
| genitive | Hamādryadis Hamādryados |
| dative | Hamādryadī |
| accusative | Hamādryadem Hamādryada |
| ablative | Hamādryade |
| vocative | Hamādryas |
Descendants
- Translingual: Hamadryas
References
- “Hamadryas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “Hămādryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "AMADRIADES", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “hamādryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hămādry̆ădes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “735/2”
- “Hamadryas” on page 785 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)