Translingual

Amia calva

Proper noun

Amia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amiidae – The single extant species Amia calva (bowfin).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Holostei - infraclass; Amiiformes - order; Amioidea - superfamily; Amiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amia calva (species)
  • Amia hesperia, Amia scutata, Amia uintaensis (extinct species)

English

Amia calva

Noun

amia ‎(plural amias)

1. The bowfin, Amia calva.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin amita. Compare Venetian àmia.

Noun

amia

1. aunt

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀμία ‎(amía).

Noun

amia f ‎(plural amie)

1. bowfin (freshwater fish of the family Amiidae)

Latin

Alternative forms

• amias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμία ‎(amía)

Noun

amia f ‎(genitive amiae); first declension

1. A sea fish, probably the tunny

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Translingual: Amia

References

• amia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “amia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) amitga
• (Surmiran) ameia

Etymology

From Latin amīca.

Noun

amia f (plural amias)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) (female) friend, girlfriend

Coordinate terms

• (gender): ami, amih