LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

erythropus1

erythropus (feminine erythropa, neuter erythropum)
Classical[ɛˈry.tʰrɔ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈriː.tro.pus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivereddish.
  2. adjectiveHaving reddish feet, legs, shanks.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerythropuserythropaerythropum
genitiveerythropīerythropaeerythropī
dativeerythropōerythropaeerythropō
accusativeerythropumerythropamerythropum
ablativeerythropōerythropāerythropō
vocativeerythropeerythropaerythropum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerythropīerythropaeerythropa
genitiveerythropōrumerythropārumerythropōrum
dativeerythropīserythropīserythropīs
accusativeerythropōserythropāserythropa
ablativeerythropīserythropīserythropīs
vocativeerythropīerythropaeerythropa

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
  4. Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός(erŭthrós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  6. Latinerythropus

Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόπους (eruthrópous)bor. Latin erythropus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόπους (eruthrópous).

noun · masculinethird declension
erythropūs2
erythropūs m (genitive erythropodis)
Classical[ɛˈry.tʰrɔ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈriː.tro.pus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinUsed as a specific epithet; red foot.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerythropūserythropodēs
genitiveerythropodiserythropodum
dativeerythropodīerythropodibus
accusativeerythropodemerythropodēs
ablativeerythropodeerythropodibus
vocativeerythropūserythropodēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
  4. Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός(erŭthrós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  6. Latinerythropūs

Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόπους (eruthrópous)bor. Latin erythropus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόπους (eruthrópous).

Quick answers

What does erythropus mean in Latin?
erythropus, a adjective, means “reddish.; Having reddish feet, legs, shanks.”.
How do you pronounce erythropus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈry.tʰrɔ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈriː.tro.pus].
Where does erythropus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós → Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós → Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós) → Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Latin erythropus.