python
English
Etymology
From Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪθən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪθɑn/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -aɪθən, (General American) -aɪθɑn
Noun
python (plural pythons)
Hypernyms
- (zoology): snake
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- Pythonidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pythonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pythonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
- “python”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “python”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) “piton”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pythōn, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
python m (plural pythons)
- python, constrictor of the family Pythonidae
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
python m (plural pythons)
Further reading
- “python”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Noun
python (plural pythones)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpyː.tʰon/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ton/, [ˈpiːt̪on]
Noun
pȳthon m (genitive pȳthōnis, feminine pȳthōnissa); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
Genitive | pȳthōnis | pȳthōnum |
Dative | pȳthōnī | pȳthōnibus |
Accusative | pȳthōnem | pȳthōnēs |
Ablative | pȳthōne | pȳthōnibus |
Vocative | pȳthon | pȳthōnēs |
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