Baetis
Translingual
Baetis tricaudatus, male subimago
Etymology
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Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Ephemeroptera - order; Pisciformia - suborder; Siphlonuroidea - superfamily; Baetidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Baetis alpinus, Baetis alternata, Baetis atrebatinus, Baetis buceratus, Baetis fuscatus, Baetis gemellus, Baetis muticus, Baetis niger, Baetis rhodani, Baetis scambus, Baetis tricaudatus, Baetis venustulus, Baetis vernus (selected species)
References
Latin
Guadalquivir River
Alternative forms
- Betis
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαῖτις (Baîtis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbae̯.tis/, [ˈbae̯.tɪs]
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -e or -ī), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Baetis |
| Genitive | Baetis |
| Dative | Baetī |
| Accusative | Baetim Baetin |
| Ablative | Baete Baetī |
| Vocative | Baetis |
Derived terms
- Baeticus
- Baetica
References
- Baetis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Baetis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Baetis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- Baetis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Baetis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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