glaucus
See also: Glaucus
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”).
Noun
glaucus (plural glaucuses)
- Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.
- Citrus glauca, the desert lime, a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia.
Synonyms
- (nudibranchiate mollusk): sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, blue dragon, blue sea slug, blue ocean slug
References
Glaucus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Glaucus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Glaucus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Citrus glauca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Citrus glauca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Citrus glauca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡɫau̯.kʊs]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”).
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | glaucus | glauca | glaucum | glaucī | glaucae | glauca | |
Genitive | glaucī | glaucae | glaucī | glaucōrum | glaucārum | glaucōrum | |
Dative | glaucō | glaucae | glaucō | glaucīs | glaucīs | glaucīs | |
Accusative | glaucum | glaucam | glaucum | glaucōs | glaucās | glauca | |
Ablative | glaucō | glaucā | glaucō | glaucīs | glaucīs | glaucīs | |
Vocative | glauce | glauca | glaucum | glaucī | glaucae | glauca |
Derived terms
Related terms
- glaucēum
- glaucōma
- glaucōpis
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek γλαῦκος (glaûkos, “an edible grey fish”).
Noun
glaucus m (genitive glaucī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | glaucus | glaucī |
Genitive | glaucī | glaucōrum |
Dative | glaucō | glaucīs |
Accusative | glaucum | glaucōs |
Ablative | glaucō | glaucīs |
Vocative | glauce | glaucī |
References
- glaucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- glaucus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- glaucus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- glaucus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- glaucus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- glaucus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- glaucus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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