Translingual

Baetis tricaudatus, male subimago

Proper noun

Baetis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Baetidae – certain mayflies.

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

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

1. The river Guadalquivir

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

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