hepar
See also: HEPAR
English
Noun
hepar (countable and uncountable, plural hepars)
- (obsolete, chemistry) liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).
- (obsolete, chemistry) Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for hepar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈheː.par/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hēpar | hēpata |
Genitive | hēpatis | hēpatum |
Dative | hēpatī | hēpatibus |
Accusative | hēpar | hēpata |
Ablative | hēpate | hēpatibus |
Vocative | hēpar | hēpata |
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἥπατος (hḗpatos).
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hēpar | hēpatēs |
Genitive | hēpatis | hēpatum |
Dative | hēpatī | hēpatibus |
Accusative | hēpatem | hēpatēs |
Ablative | hēpate | hēpatibus |
Vocative | hēpar | hēpatēs |
References
- hepar in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hepar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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