hapsus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅψος (hápsos).

Pronunciation

Noun

hapsus m (genitive hapsī); second declension

  1. (medicine) A lock of wool used in bandaging

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hapsus hapsī
Genitive hapsī hapsōrum
Dative hapsō hapsīs
Accusative hapsum hapsōs
Ablative hapsō hapsīs
Vocative hapse hapsī

References

  • hapsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hapsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.