noun · masculinesecond declension
Chaetopterus
Chaetopterus m (genitive Chaetopterī)
Classical[kʰae̯ˈtɔp.tɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[keˈtɔp.te.rus]
Meaning
- masculineAny annelid worm of the genus Chaetopterus.
Cum his Chætopteri sp. et species generis novi (?), quarum tantummodo specimina tam mutilata observavi, ut eas describere non potuerim, addantur, totus numerus Annulatorum hujus ordinis ad faunum Danicam pertinentium ad quadraginta octo, quarum 25-24 omnino novæ sunt, crescit.
When these Chaetopterus sp. and species of a new genus (?), of which I have only observed specimens so mutilated that I could not describe them, are added, the total number of annulated worms of this order belonging to the Danish fauna increases to forty-eight, of which 25-24 are entirely new.1843, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Annulatorum danicorum conspectus, page 7:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chaetopterus | Chaetopterī |
| genitive | Chaetopterī | Chaetopterōrum |
| dative | Chaetopterō | Chaetopterīs |
| accusative | Chaetopterum | Chaetopterōs |
| ablative | Chaetopterō | Chaetopterīs |
| vocative | Chaetoptere | Chaetopterī |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₂it-der. Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Translingual Chaetopterusbor. Latin Chaetopterus Borrowed from Translingual Chaetopterus.