noun · masculinefirst declension
ichneumōnidēs
ichneumōnidēs m (genitive ichneumōnidae)
Classical[ɪkʰ.nɛu̯ˈmoː.nɪ.deːs]Ecclesiastical[ik.neu̯ˈmɔː.ni.des]
Meaning
- ichneumonid (Ichneumonidae)
Hoc in animo volvens, anno 1806 entomologos invitabam, ut coeptum meum adjuvare et ichneumonides suarum regionum mecum communicare vellent.
With this in mind, in 1806 I invited entomologists to help my undertaking and to share with me the ichneumonids of their regions.1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page VII:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ichneumōnidēs | ichneumōnidae |
| genitive | ichneumōnidae | ichneumōnidārum |
| dative | ichneumōnidae | ichneumōnidīs |
| accusative | ichneumōnidēn | ichneumōnidās |
| ablative | ichneumōnidē | ichneumōnidīs |
| vocative | ichneumōnidē | ichneumōnidae |
Origins
From ichneumōn + -idēs.