LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pō̆lypus

pō̆lypus m (genitive pō̆lypī)
Classical[ˈpɔ.ly.puːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.li.pus]

Meaning

  1. octopus
  2. cuttlefish
  3. nasal tumor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepō̆lypuspō̆lypī
genitivepō̆lypīpō̆lypōrum
dativepō̆lypōpō̆lypīs
accusativepō̆lypumpō̆lypōs
ablativepō̆lypōpō̆lypīs
vocativepō̆lypepō̆lypī

pō^lўpŭs, i, m. (
I. fem., Lucil. ap. Non. 220, 4), = πολύπους (many-footed; Dor. and Æol. πωλύπος), a polypus.
I. An aquatic animal, sea-polypus: Sepia octopodia, Linn.: piscis polypus, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 71; Plin. 9, 12, 14, § 40; 9, 19, 35, § 71 al. (Jahn, polybi); Lucil. l. l.; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 10 Vahl.); Ov. M. 4, 366; id. Hal. 31 (with the o long).—Transf., of rapacious men, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 21.—
II. A polypus in the nose, Cels. 6, 8, 2; 6, 7, 10; Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 146; Hor. S. 1, 3, 40; id. Epod. 12, 5 (with the o long).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) Ancient Greek πολυ- (polu-) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous)bor. Latin polypus From Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous) (or from Doric Ancient Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos) for the variant with long ō).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpòlip
  • Englishpolyp
  • Englishpolypus
  • Frenchpolype
  • Romanianpolipfrom French polype
  • GermanPolyp
  • Italianpolipo
  • Frenchpoulpefrom Middle French poupe
  • Englishpoulpfrom Middle French poupe
  • Englishpoulpefrom Middle French poupe
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchpieuvrefrom Old French *puelve
  • Occitanpofre
  • Catalanpolpfrom Old Catalan polp
  • Catalanpopfrom Old Catalan polp
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpolipo
  • Italianpolpo
  • Corsicanpolpu
  • Corsicanpulpu
  • Corsicanporpu
  • Esperantopolpofrom Italian polipo
  • Idopolpofrom Italian polipo
  • Neapolitanpurpo
  • Sicilianpurpu
  • Sicilianpruppu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepolvofrom Old Galician-Portuguese polbo
  • Spanishpulpo
  • Aragonesepolpo
  • Asturianpulpu
  • Galicianpolbofrom Old Galician-Portuguese polbo
Insular Romance
  • Campidanesepulpu
  • Campidanesepruppu
  • Logudoresepulpu
  • Logudoresepruppu
  • Nuoresepurpu
  • Nuoresepruppu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfolp
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianpórpo
  • Piedmontesepòrpo
  • Romagnolpôlp

Quick answers

What does pō̆lypus mean in Latin?
pō̆lypus, a noun, means “octopus; cuttlefish; nasal tumor”.
What is the genitive of pō̆lypus?
The genitive singular is pō̆lypī. pō̆lypus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pō̆lypus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɔ.ly.puːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.li.pus].