hemerálope

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps), from ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “sight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emeˈɾalope/ [e.meˈɾa.lo.pe]
• Rhymes: -alope
• Syllabification: he‧me‧rá‧lo‧pe

Adjective

hemerálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural hemerálopes)

1. (medicine) hemeralopic

Derived terms

• hemeralopía

 

See also

• nictálope

Further reading

• “hemerálope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10