Baetis
Translingual
Baetis tricaudatus, male subimago
Etymology
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Proper noun
Baetis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Baetidae – certain mayflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Ephemeroptera - order; Pisciforma - suborder; Siphlonuroidea - superfamily; Baetidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Baetis alpinus, Baetis alternata, Baetis atrebatinus, Baetis buceratus, Baetis fuscatus, Baetis gemellus, Baetis muticus, Baetis niger, Baetis rhodani, Baetis scambus, Baetis tricaudatus, Baetis venustulus, Baetis vernus (selected species)
References
Baetis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Baetis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Baetis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Guadalquivir River
Alternative forms
- Betis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαῖτις (Baîtis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbae̯.tis/, [ˈbäe̯t̪ɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbe.tis/, [ˈbɛːt̪is]
Proper noun
Baetis m sg (genitive Baetis); third declension
- The river Guadalquivir, in Spain
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -e or -ī), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Baetis |
| Genitive | Baetis |
| Dative | Baetī |
| Accusative | Baetim Baetin |
| Ablative | Baete Baetī |
| Vocative | Baetis |
Derived terms
- Baeticus
- Baetica
References
- “Baetis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Baetis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Baetis”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “Baetis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Baetis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly