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Baetis
Baetis
Translingual
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Baetis_tricaudatus_male_subimago_crop.jpg)
Baetis tricaudatus, male subimago
Proper noun
Baetis m
Hyponyms
- (genus): Baetis alpinus, Baetis alternata, Baetis atrebatinus, Baetis buceratus, Baetis fuscatus, Baetis gemellus, Baetis muticus, Baetis niger, Baetis rhodani, Baetis scambus, Baetis tricaudatus, Baetis venustulus, Baetis vernus (selected species)
Latin
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/R_o_Guadalquivir_Cordoba.jpg)
Guadalquivir River
Alternative forms
- Betis
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek Βαῖτις (Baîtis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbae̯.tis/, [ˈbae̯.tɪs]
Noun
Baetis m (genitive Baetis); third declension
- The river Guadalquivir
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Baetis |
genitive | Baetis |
dative | Baetī |
accusative | Baetem |
ablative | Baete |
vocative | Baetis |
Derived terms
- Baeticus
- Baetica
References
- Baetis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Baetis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Baetis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- Baetis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Baetis in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly