Harpyia

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Translingual

Proper noun

Harpyia

A taxonomic genus within the family Notodontidae.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅρπυιαι (Hárpuiai).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /harˈpyi̯.i̯a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈpi.a/,

Noun

Harpyia f sg (genitive Harpyiae); first declension

a harpy (half bird, half woman)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Harpyia	Harpyiae
genitive	Harpyiae	Harpyiārum
dative	Harpyiae	Harpyiīs
accusative	Harpyiam	Harpyiās
ablative	Harpyiā	Harpyiīs
vocative	Harpyia	Harpyiae

References

“Harpyia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Harpyia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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