Glaucus
See also: glaucus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin glaucus.
Proper noun
Glaucus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Glaucidae – nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Nudibranchia - order; Eolidoidea - suborder; Aeolidioidea - superfamily; Glaucidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Glaucus atlanticus - type species; for other species see Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species
References
- ''Glaucus'' on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ''Glaucus'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- ''Glaucus'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Glaucus at AnimalBase
- Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species
- Glaucus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Glaucus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Glaucus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos), from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally “greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering”).
Proper noun
Glaucus
- (Greek mythology) A Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
- (Greek mythology) A mythical Lycian soldier and captain in the Trojan War.
- (Greek mythology) Son of Sisyphus, and a mythical Corinthian king.
- (Greek mythology) Son of king Minos.
- (Greek mythology) one of the sons of Priam.
- (Greek mythology) A son of Aepytus.
- (Greek mythology) One of the twelve younger Panes.
Translations
Greek sea god
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Lycian soldier
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son of Sisyphus
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son of Minos
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son of Priam
son of Aepytus
one of the twelve younger Panes
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡɫ̪äu̯kʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡläːu̯kus]
Proper noun
Glaucus m sg (genitive Glaucī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The name of several figures of the Greek mythology
- The name of several rivers of Asia Minor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Glaucus |
Genitive | Glaucī |
Dative | Glaucō |
Accusative | Glaucum |
Ablative | Glaucō |
Vocative | Glauce |
References
- “Glaucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Glaucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly