LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

octōpūs

octōpūs m (genitive octōpodis)
Classical[ɔkˈtoː.puːs]Ecclesiastical[okˈtɔː.pus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinoctopus
    Jam vero testa in hac familia sola universalis pars est, Octopodis tantum exceptis.Now truly a shell is a part universal in this single family, octopus the notable exception.1825, Willem de Haan, Monographiæ ammoniteorum et goniatiteorum specimen, page 10:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoctōpūsoctōpodēs
genitiveoctōpodisoctōpodum
dativeoctōpodīoctōpodibus
accusativeoctōpodemoctōpodēs
ablativeoctōpodeoctōpodibus
vocativeoctōpūsoctōpodēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greek ὀκτώ(oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Latinoctōpūs

Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous)bor. Latin octōpūs From Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous, “eight feet”).

In English words that came into English from octōpūs

  • octopusoctōpūs

Quick answers

What does octōpūs mean in Latin?
octōpūs, a noun, means “octopus”.
What is the genitive of octōpūs?
The genitive singular is octōpodis. octōpūs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce octōpūs?
In classical Latin, [ɔkˈtoː.puːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [okˈtɔː.pus].
Where does octōpūs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw → Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ → Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) → Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Latin octōpūs.