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Noun
tippula f (genitive tippulae); first declension
- an insect running across the surface of the water, a pond-skater; a water spider
c. 197 BCE,
Plautus,
Persa 2.2.62:
- noui: omnes sunt lenae leuifidae, nec tippulae leuius pondust quam fides lenonia.
- I know: all procuresses are untrustworthy, and a water spider has more weight than a procuress’s promise.
Declension
First-declension noun.
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