marsupium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.
Noun
marsupium (plural marsupia)
- The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
- A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.
Related terms
Translations
pouch of a marsupial
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrsupiu̯m/, [ˈmɑrs̠upiu̯m]
- Hyphenation: mar‧su‧pium
Declension
| Inflection of marsupium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marsupium | marsupiumit | |
| genitive | marsupiumin | marsupiumien | |
| partitive | marsupiumia | marsupiumeja | |
| illative | marsupiumiin | marsupiumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | marsupium | marsupiumit | |
| accusative | nom. | marsupium | marsupiumit |
| gen. | marsupiumin | ||
| genitive | marsupiumin | marsupiumien | |
| partitive | marsupiumia | marsupiumeja | |
| inessive | marsupiumissa | marsupiumeissa | |
| elative | marsupiumista | marsupiumeista | |
| illative | marsupiumiin | marsupiumeihin | |
| adessive | marsupiumilla | marsupiumeilla | |
| ablative | marsupiumilta | marsupiumeilta | |
| allative | marsupiumille | marsupiumeille | |
| essive | marsupiumina | marsupiumeina | |
| translative | marsupiumiksi | marsupiumeiksi | |
| instructive | — | marsupiumein | |
| abessive | marsupiumitta | marsupiumeitta | |
| comitative | — | marsupiumeineen | |
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /marˈsuː.pi.um/, [marˈsuː.pi.ũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
| Genitive | marsūpiī | marsūpiōrum |
| Dative | marsūpiō | marsūpiīs |
| Accusative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
| Ablative | marsūpiō | marsūpiīs |
| Vocative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
References
- marsupium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- marsupium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- marsupium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- marsupium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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