adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
amoebaeus
amoebaeus (feminine amoebaea, neuter amoebaeum)
Classical[a.moe̯ˈbae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.meˈbɛː.us]
Meaning
- adjectivereciprocal, alternate
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amoebaeus | amoebaea | amoebaeum |
| genitive | amoebaeī | amoebaeae | amoebaeī |
| dative | amoebaeō | amoebaeae | amoebaeō |
| accusative | amoebaeum | amoebaeam | amoebaeum |
| ablative | amoebaeō | amoebaeā | amoebaeō |
| vocative | amoebaee | amoebaea | amoebaeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amoebaeī | amoebaeae | amoebaea |
| genitive | amoebaeōrum | amoebaeārum | amoebaeōrum |
| dative | amoebaeīs | amoebaeīs | amoebaeīs |
| accusative | amoebaeōs | amoebaeās | amoebaea |
| ablative | amoebaeīs | amoebaeīs | amoebaeīs |
| vocative | amoebaeī | amoebaeae | amoebaea |
ămoebaeus, a, um, adj., = ἀμοιβαῖος.
I. alternate (pure Lat. alternus); hence, amoebaeum carmen = ᾆσμα ἀμοιβαῖον, a responsive song, Fest.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 3, 28, 59, 66 al.—Hence in metre, pes amoebaeus:
ex duabus longis et totidem brevibus et longā, Diom. p. 478 P. (e. g. īncrēdĭbĭlēs; opp. antamoebaeus, q. v.).Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβαῖος (amoibaîos, “reciprocal”), from ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change; alternation”).
Descendants
- Englishamoebean
In English words that came into English from amoebaeus
- amoebaeumamoebaeus
- amoebeanamoebaeus