daphnia
See also: Daphnia
English
A daphnia (Daphnia pulex)
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the genus name.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæfnɪə/
Noun
daphnia (plural daphnias)
- A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Latin
Alternative forms
- daphnea
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δᾰφναίᾱ (daphnaíā), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, sweet bay; perhaps a kind of coral”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdapʰ.ni.a/
Noun
daphnia f (genitive daphniae); first declension
- An unknown kind of precious stone
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | daphnia | daphniae |
| Genitive | daphniae | daphniārum |
| Dative | daphniae | daphniīs |
| Accusative | daphniam | daphniās |
| Ablative | daphniā | daphniīs |
| Vocative | daphnia | daphniae |
References
- daphnia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- daphnĕa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette