cypselus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύψελος (kúpselos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkyp.se.lus/, [ˈkʏps̠ɛɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃip.se.lus/, [ˈt͡ʃipselus]

Noun

cypselus m (genitive cypselī); second declension

1. A kind of swallow, maybe the swift

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cypselus	cypselī
genitive	cypselī	cypselōrum
dative	cypselō	cypselīs
accusative	cypselum	cypselōs
ablative	cypselō	cypselīs
vocative	cypsele	cypselī

References

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