hepteris

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑπτήρης (heptḗrēs), from ἑπτᾰ́ (heptá, “seven”) + ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rowers, oars”).

Pronunciation

Noun

heptēris f (genitive heptēris); third declension

  1. a galley with seven banks of oars

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative heptēris heptērēs
Genitive heptēris heptērium
Dative heptērī heptēribus
Accusative heptērem heptērēs
heptērīs
Ablative heptēre heptēribus
Vocative heptēris heptērēs

References

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