hepteris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑπτήρης (heptḗrēs), from ἑπτᾰ́ (heptá, “seven”) + ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rowers, oars”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hepˈteː.ris/, [hɛpˈt̪eːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /epˈte.ris/, [epˈt̪ɛːris]

Noun

heptēris f (genitive heptēris); third declension

1. a galley with seven banks of oars

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	heptēris	heptērēs
genitive	heptēris	heptērium
dative	heptērī	heptēribus
accusative	heptērem	heptērēs heptērīs
ablative	heptēre	heptēribus
vocative	heptēris	heptērēs

References

• “hepteris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hepteris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers