Ascalaphus

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσκάλαφος (askálaphos, “owl”).

Proper noun

Ascalaphus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the Ascalaphidae family – split-eyed owlflies.

Further reading

English

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Etymology

From Latin Ascalaphus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos, literally “Screech-owl”).

Proper noun

Ascalaphus

  1. (Greek mythology) The orchardist of Hades, changed into a screech-owl by Demeter for telling Hades that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ascalaphus m sg (genitive Ascalaphī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The custodian of the orchard of Hades, son of Acheron and Orphne
  2. (Greek mythology) A king of Orchomenus, son of Ares and Astyoche

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Ascalaphus
genitive Ascalaphī
dative Ascalaphō
accusative Ascalaphum
ablative Ascalaphō
vocative Ascalaphe

References

  • “Ascalaphus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Ascalaphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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