polypus, polypi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
octopus, cuttle-fish; nasal tumor; (modern) growth in the colon/uterus;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | polypus | polypi |
| Gen. | polypi | polyporum |
| Dat. | polypo | polypis |
| Acc. | polypum | polypos |
| Voc. | polype | polypi |
| Abl. | polypo | polypis |
Examples
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...hederae longos intexere truncos, utque sub aequoribus deprensum polypus hostem continet ex omni dimissis parte flagellis. perstat Atlantiades..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...vitia aut etiam ipsa haec delectant, veluti Balbinum polypus Hagnae. vellem in amicitia sic erraremus et isti errori..."