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tippula

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tippula f (genitive tippulae); first declension

  1. an insect running across the surface of the water, a pond-skater; a water spider
    • c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 2.2.62:
      noui: omnes sunt lenae leuifidae, nec tippulae leuius pondust quam fides lenonia.
      I know: all procuresses are untrustworthy, and a water spider has more weight than a procuress’s promise.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tippula tippulae
genitive tippulae tippulārum
dative tippulae tippulīs
accusative tippulam tippulās
ablative tippulā tippulīs
vocative tippula tippulae

Descendants

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References

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