LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

amphibius

amphibius (feminine amphibia, neuter amphibium)
Classical[amˈpʰɪ.bi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈfiː.bi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveamphibious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamphibiusamphibiaamphibium
genitiveamphibiīamphibiaeamphibiī
dativeamphibiōamphibiaeamphibiō
accusativeamphibiumamphibiamamphibium
ablativeamphibiōamphibiāamphibiō
vocativeamphibieamphibiaamphibium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamphibiīamphibiaeamphibia
genitiveamphibiōrumamphibiārumamphibiōrum
dativeamphibiīsamphibiīsamphibiīs
accusativeamphibiōsamphibiāsamphibia
ablativeamphibiīsamphibiīsamphibiīs
vocativeamphibiīamphibiaeamphibia

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios).

Descendants
  • Catalanamfibi
  • Englishamphibian
  • Englishamphibious
  • Frenchamphibie
  • Romanianamfibiufrom French amphibie
  • GermanAmphibie
  • Italiananfibio
  • Portugueseanfíbio
  • Spanishanfibio
  • Asturiananfibiu

In English words that came into English from amphibius

  • amphibianamphibius
  • amphibiaamphibia

Quick answers

What does amphibius mean in Latin?
amphibius, a adjective, means “amphibious”.
How do you pronounce amphibius?
In classical Latin, [amˈpʰɪ.bi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈfiː.bi.us].