noun · masculinethird declension
halipleumōn
halipleumōn m (genitive halipleumonis)
Classical[ha.lɪˈpɫɛu̯.moːn]Ecclesiastical[a.liˈplɛːu̯.mon]
Meaning
- a jelly-fish
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | halipleumōn | halipleumonēs |
| genitive | halipleumonis | halipleumonum |
| dative | halipleumonī | halipleumonibus |
| accusative | halipleumonem | halipleumonēs |
| ablative | halipleumone | halipleumonibus |
| vocative | halipleumōn | halipleumonēs |
hălipleumon, ŏnis, m., = ἁλιπλεύμων (sea-lungs),
I. a kind of fish, otherwise unknown, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἁλιπλεύμων (halipleúmōn, “sea-lungs, jelly-fish”), akin to πλεύμων (pleúmōn, “lungs; sea-lungs, jelly-fish”).