drepanis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρεπανίς (drepanís).

Noun

drepanis f (genitive drepanis); third declension

1. (birds) martin
   • (Can we date this quote?), Gaius Plinius Secundus, Natural History (in Latin):

     pedibus esse, confirmant et apodas habere, docent et drepanin, quae ex his rarissime apparet. - visae iam et serpentes anserinis pedi

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Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	drepanis	drepanēs
genitive	drepanis	drepanium
dative	drepanī	drepanibus
accusative	drepanem drepanin	drepanēs drepanīs
ablative	drepane	drepanibus
vocative	drepanis	drepanēs

Descendants

• Romanian: drepnea
• Translingual: Drepanis