Glaucus

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Translingual

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Glaucus atlanticus

Etymology

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From Latin glaucus.

Proper noun

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Glaucus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Glaucidae – nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.

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References

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos, from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering)).

Proper noun

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Glaucus

  1. (Greek mythology) A Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
  2. (Greek mythology) A mythical Lycian soldier and captain in the Trojan War.
  3. (Greek mythology) Son of Sisyphus, and a mythical Corinthian king.
  4. (Greek mythology) Son of king Minos.
  5. (Greek mythology) one of the sons of Priam.
  6. (Greek mythology) A son of Aepytus.
  7. (Greek mythology) One of the twelve younger Panes.

Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Glaucus m sg (genitive Glaucī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The name of several figures of the Greek mythology
  2. The name of several rivers of Asia Minor

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Glaucus
Genitive Glaucī
Dative Glaucō
Accusative Glaucum
Ablative Glaucō
Vocative Glauce

References

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  • Glaucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Glaucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Glaucus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly