himantopus

See also: Himantopus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμαντόπους (himantópous, “thong foot”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /hiˈman.to.puːs/, [hɪˈmän̪t̪ɔpuːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈman.to.pus/, [iˈmän̪t̪opus]

Noun

himantopūs m (genitive himantopodis); third declension

A kind of bird with long legs

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	himantopūs	himantopodēs
Genitive	himantopodis	himantopodum
Dative	himantopodī	himantopodibus
Accusative	himantopodem	himantopodēs
Ablative	himantopode	himantopodibus
Vocative	himantopūs	himantopodēs

Descendants

Translingual: Himantopus

References

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

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