ptyas

See also: Ptyas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτυάς (ptuás).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpty.as/, [ˈpt̪yäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpt͡si.as/, [ˈpt̪͡s̪iːäs]

Noun

ptyas f (genitive ptyadis); third declension

1. a kind of serpent, said to spit venom into the eyes of men.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ptyas	ptyadēs
genitive	ptyadis	ptyadum
dative	ptyadī	ptyadibus
accusative	ptyadem	ptyadēs
ablative	ptyade	ptyadibus
vocative	ptyas	ptyadēs

References

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