ptyas

See also: Ptyas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτυάς (ptuás).

Pronunciation

Noun

ptyas f (genitive ptyadis); third declension

  1. a kind of serpent, said to spit venom into the eyes of men.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ptyas ptyadēs
genitive ptyadis ptyadum
dative ptyadī ptyadibus
accusative ptyadem ptyadēs
ablative ptyade ptyadibus
vocative ptyas ptyadēs

References

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