catoblepas
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin catōblepās, from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (kătôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (kătōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (kătṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (kătăblépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) + βλέπω (blépō)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kəˈtɒblɪpəs/, /kæ-/, /-blɛ-/, /-bliː-/, /-pæs/[1][2][3][4]
- IPA(key): /ˌkætoʊˈblɛpəs/, /ˌkætoʊˈbliːpəs/, /-pæs/, /-tə-/[5]
- IPA(key): /ˈkætoʊblɪpəs/, /-pæs/, /-tə-/[6]
Noun
[edit]catoblepas (plural catoblepae or catoblepones)
- A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
- 2019, Joel Puga, The Journeys of the Sorcerer:
- Behind them, blindfolded and muzzled, came catoblepones.
- 2022, Patora Fuyuhara, In Another World With My Smartphone:
- The most obvious curseinflicting monsters that came to mind were Basilisks, Cockatrices, and Catoblepones.
Translations
[edit]mythological creature
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1895) The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume 1, The Century Co., retrieved 12 April 2023, page 864
- ^ Ogilvie, John (1871) The Imperial Dictionary, Blackie and Son, page 85
- ^ The National Standard Encyclopedia, A. L. Burt, 1888, page 158
- ^ Crabb's Handy Cyclopedia, Hurst & Co., 1888, page 104
- ^ Wright, Thomas (1862) The Dictionary-Cyclopædia, for Universal Reference; and a Complete Expositor of the English Language, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Ltd., retrieved 12 April 2023, page 547
- ^ Craig, John (1861) The Universal English Dictionary, retrieved 12 April 2023, page 309
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰτῶβλεψ (kătôbleps), κᾰτωβλέπων (kătōblépōn), κᾰτώβλεπον (kătṓblepon, “down-looker”), from κᾰτᾰβλέπω (kătăblépō, “to look downwards”, from κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) + βλέπω (blépō)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kaˈtoː.ble.paːs/, [käˈt̪oːbɫ̪ɛpäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈto.ble.pas/, [käˈt̪ɔːblepäs]
Noun
[edit]catōblepās m (genitive catōblepae); first declension
- A type of horned wild animal found in Ethiopia.
- A mythical creature with powers similar to a basilisk.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | catōblepās | catōblepae |
| genitive | catōblepae | catōblepārum |
| dative | catōblepae | catōblepīs |
| accusative | catōblepān | catōblepās |
| ablative | catōblepā | catōblepīs |
| vocative | catōblepā | catōblepae |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: catoblepas
- → French: catoblépas
References
[edit]- “catoblepas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- catoblepas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French catoblépas.
Noun
[edit]catoblepas m (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | catoblepas | catoblepasul |
| genitive-dative | catoblepas | catoblepasului |
| vocative | catoblepasule | |
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