LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

hēpar1

hēpar n (genitive hēpatis)
Classical[ˈheː.par]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.par]

Meaning

  1. liver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēparhēpata
ēpata, hēpatēs
genitivehēpatis
ēpatis		hēpatum
ēpatum
dativehēpatī
ēpatī		hēpatibus
ēpatibus
accusativehēpar
hēpatem		hēpata
ēpata, hēpatēs
ablativehēpate
ēpate		hēpatibus
ēpatibus
vocativehēparhēpata
ēpata, hēpatēs

hēpar (ēpar), ătis.
I. n., = ἧπαρ, the liver (pure Lat. jecur), Marc. Emp. 14 fin.—
II. m., = ἥπατος, a kind of fish, hepatus, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Latinhēpar

Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar)bor. Latin hēpar Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). Doublet of iecur. The Greek word's N-stem oblique base was lost and replaced with a T-stem; had it retained its ancestors' N-stem pattern, the oblique base would have most likely been *hēpan-, *hepan-, *hipan-, or *ipan- instead.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianepa
Borrowings
  • Englishhepar
noun · masculinethird declension
hēpar2
hēpar m (genitive hēpatis)
Classical[ˈheː.par]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.par]

Meaning

  1. a kind of fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēparhēpatēs
ēpata, hēpata
genitivehēpatis
ēpatis		hēpatum
ēpatum
dativehēpatī
ēpatī		hēpatibus
ēpatibus
accusativehēpatemhēpatēs
ēpata, hēpata
ablativehēpate
ēpate		hēpatibus
ēpatibus
vocativehēparhēpatēs
ēpata, hēpata

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἥπατος (hḗpatos).

Quick answers

What does hēpar mean in Latin?
hēpar, a noun, means “liver”.
What is the genitive of hēpar?
The genitive singular is hēpatis. hēpar is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce hēpar?
In classical Latin, [ˈheː.par]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.par].
Where does hēpar come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər → Latin hēpar.