Archilochus
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Archilochus alexandri
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, after Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos) (Archilochus, a Greek lyric poet)
Proper noun
Archilochus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – New World hummingbirds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus):, Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) - type species; Archilochus colubris (ruby-throated hummingbird) - other accepted species
References
Archlocus (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Archilochus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Archilochus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos).
Proper noun
Archilochus
- An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet.
Translations
Ancient Greek name
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈkʰi.lo.kʰus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈki.lo.kus/,
Proper noun
Archilochus m sg (genitive Archilochī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Archilochus |
| Genitive | Archilochī |
| Dative | Archilochō |
| Accusative | Archilochum |
| Ablative | Archilochō |
| Vocative | Archiloche |
References
- Archilochus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Archilochus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray