noun · masculinethird declension
vappō
vappō m (genitive vappōnis)
Classical[ˈwap.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvap.po]
Meaning
- a moth, butterfly
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vappō | vappōnēs |
| genitive | vappōnis | vappōnum |
| dative | vappōnī | vappōnibus |
| accusative | vappōnem | vappōnēs |
| ablative | vappōne | vappōnibus |
| vocative | vappō | vappōnēs |
vappo, ōnis, m. root vap-, to flutter; cf. Gr. ήπίολος, moth,
I. a moth, butterfly, Lucr. (or Lucil.) Fragm. ap. Prob. p. 1450 P. (v. Lindem. Corp. Gram. I. p. 109, n. 32; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 165 sq.).
Origins
Maybe from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to flutter and related to Ancient Greek ἠπίολος (ēpíolos, “moth”) and German wabern (“to flicker”).