tippula

Latin

Etymology

Noun

tippula f (genitive tippulae); first declension

  1. an insect running across the surface of the water; a water spider
    • c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 2.2.62:
      noui: omnes sunt lenae leuifidae, nec tippulae leuius pondust quam fides lenonia.
      I know: all procuresses are untrustworthy, and a water spider has more weight than a procuress’s promise.

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tippula tippulae
Genitive tippulae tippulārum
Dative tippulae tippulīs
Accusative tippulam tippulās
Ablative tippulā tippulīs
Vocative tippula tippulae

Descendants
  • Italian: tipula
  • Portuguese: típula
  • Spanish: típula
  • Translingual: Tipula

References
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