noun · masculinethird declension
Ophiōn1
Ophiōn m (genitive Ophiōnis)
Classical[ˈɔ.pʰi.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.fi.on]
Meaning
- An ophion, an ichneumonid wasp of the genus Ophion.
Ichneumon, in parte II, sub n. 37, fig. 3 exhibitus, Ophion est, a nonnullis auctoribus ad Ophionem luteum.
The Ichneumon, shown in part II, under n. 37, fig. 3, is an Ophion, by some authors an Ophion luteus.1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, “Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum.”, in Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page 4:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ophiōn | Ophiōnēs |
| genitive | Ophiōnis | Ophiōnum |
| dative | Ophiōnī | Ophiōnibus |
| accusative | Ophiōnem | Ophiōnēs |
| ablative | Ophiōne | Ophiōnibus |
| vocative | Ophiōn | Ophiōnēs |
ŏphīon, ŏnis, m., = ὀφίων,
I. a fabulous animal of Sardinia, Plin. 28, 9, 42, § 151; 30, 15, 52, § 146.
Origins
Ancient Greek Ὀφίων (Ophíōn)bor. Latin Ophiōnbor. Translingual Ophionbor. Latin Ophiōn Borrowed from translingual Ophion, itself a borrowing from Latin Ophiōn.