Hippodamia
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Translingual
Proper noun
Hippodamia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱπποδάμεια (Hippodámeia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hippodamia
- (Greek mythology) Various female Ancient Greek mythological figures, especially the queen of Pisa as the wife of Pelops.
- 2007, Marianthe Colakis, Mary Joan Masello, Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, →ISBN, page 207:
- Restored to life, Pelops competes for Hippodamia against her father Oenomaus, who dies cursing Pelops' family.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱπποδάμεια (Hippodámeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hip.po.daˈmiː.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ip.po.daˈmi.a/,
Proper noun
Hippodamīa f sg (genitive Hippodamīae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hippodamīa |
| genitive | Hippodamīae |
| dative | Hippodamīae |
| accusative | Hippodamīam |
| ablative | Hippodamīā |
| vocative | Hippodamīa |
References
- Hippodamia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.