diopetes
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διοπετής (diopetḗs, “falling from heaven”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diˈɔ.pɛ.teːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪iˈɔː.pe.t̪es]
Noun
diopetēs m (genitive diopetis); third declension
- A kind of frog
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
| genitive | diopetis | diopetium |
| dative | diopetī | diopetibus |
| accusative | diopetem | diopetēs diopetīs |
| ablative | diopete | diopetibus |
| vocative | diopetēs | diopetēs |
References
- “diopetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diopetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.