hepar

See also: HEPAR

English

Etymology

Latin hepar, hepatis (“the liver”).

Noun

hepar (countable and uncountable, plural hepars)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).
  2. (obsolete, chemistry) Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for hepar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

Noun

hēpar n (genitive hēpatis); third declension

  1. liver (organ)
Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hēpar hēpata
Genitive hēpatis hēpatum
Dative hēpatī hēpatibus
Accusative hēpar hēpata
Ablative hēpate hēpatibus
Vocative hēpar hēpata
See also

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἥπατος (hḗpatos).

Noun

hēpar m (genitive hēpatis); third declension

  1. a kind of fish
Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hēpar hēpatēs
Genitive hēpatis hēpatum
Dative hēpatī hēpatibus
Accusative hēpatem hēpatēs
Ablative hēpate hēpatibus
Vocative hēpar hēpatēs

References
  • hepar in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hepar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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