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noun · masculinethird declension

ichneumōn1

ichneumōn m (genitive ichneumonis)
Classical[ɪkʰˈnɛu̯.moːn]Ecclesiastical[ikˈnɛːu̯.mon]

Meaning

  1. Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon
    ...deinde internecivum bellum cum ichneumone.Pliny the Elder, Natural History, VIII.35
  2. ichneumon wasp, ichneumon fly
    ...mustela et cornix, turtur et pyrallis, ichneumones vespae et phalangia aranei...Pliny the Elder, Natural History, X.95
  3. a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeichneumōnichneumonēs
genitiveichneumonisichneumonum
dativeichneumonīichneumonibus
accusativeichneumonemichneumonēs
ablativeichneumoneichneumonibus
vocativeichneumōnichneumonēs

ichneumon, ŏnis, m., = ἰχνεύμων.
I. An animal which tracks the crocodile and destroys its eggs; the Egyptian rat or ichneumon, Plin. 8, 24, 35, § 88; 8, 25, 37, § 90 sq.; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101; Mart. 7, 87, 5; Nemes. Cyneg. 54.—
II. An insect, the ichneumon-fly, Sphex sabulosus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204; 11, 21, 24, § 72.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”), from ἴχνος (íkhnos, “track, footstep”).

Descendants
  • GermanIchneumon
  • Romanianihneumon
  • Dutchichneumon
  • TranslingualIchneumon
  • Welshichnewmon
noun · masculinethird declension
Ichneumōn2
Ichneumōn m (genitive Ichneumōnis)
Classical[ɪkʰˈnɛu̯.moːn]Ecclesiastical[ikˈnɛːu̯.mon]

Meaning

  1. Any wasp of the genus Ichneumon.
    Quod attinet ad rationem vitae Ichneumonum, haec quidem, in summa rei, de speciebus multis jam nota est, plura vero adhuc desiderantur, ut illam penitus intelligamus: [...]As for the life cycle of Ichneumon-genus wasps, this is indeed, in essence, already known about many species, but more is still needed so that we can fully understand it: …1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, “Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum.”, in Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page X:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIchneumōnIchneumōnēs
genitiveIchneumōnisIchneumōnum
dativeIchneumōnīIchneumōnibus
accusativeIchneumōnemIchneumōnēs
ablativeIchneumōneIchneumōnibus
vocativeIchneumōnIchneumōnēs

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἴχνος(íkhnos)
  2. Ancient Greek -εύς(-eús)
  3. Ancient Greek -εύω(-eúō)
  4. Ancient Greek ἰχνεύω(ikhneúō)
  5. Ancient Greek -μων(-mōn)
  6. LatinIchneumōn

Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn)bor. Latin ichneumōnbor. Translingual Ichneumonbor. Latin Ichneumōn Borrowed from translingual Ichneumon, itself a borrowing from Latin ichneumon.

Quick answers

What does ichneumōn mean in Latin?
ichneumōn, a noun, means “Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon; ichneumon wasp, ichneumon fly; a legendary animal, which kills crocodiles”.
What is the genitive of ichneumōn?
The genitive singular is ichneumonis. ichneumōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ichneumōn?
In classical Latin, [ɪkʰˈnɛu̯.moːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ikˈnɛːu̯.mon].