ἱμαντόπους

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἱμάς (himás, leathern strap) + πούς (poús, foot).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἱμαντόπους • (himantópous) m (genitive ἱμαντόποδος); third declension

  1. spindleshanks
  2. stilt (bird of the genus Himantopus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Himantopus

Further reading

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