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Webster 1913 Edition
Ibis
I′bis
,Noun.
[L.
ibis
, Gr. [GREEK]; of Egyptian origin.] (Zool.)
Any bird of the genus
Ibis
and several allied genera, of the family Ibidæ
, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles. ☞ The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians (
Ibis aethiopica
) has the head and neck black, without feathers. The plumage of the body and wings is white, except the tertiaries, which are lengthened and form a dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom seen so far north. The glossy ibis (Plegadis autumnalis
), which is widely distributed both in the Old World and the New, has the head and neck feathered, except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis (Guara rubra
) and the white ibis (Guara alba
) inhabit the West Indies and South America, and are rarely found in the United States. The wood ibis (Tantalus loculator
) of America belongs to the Stork family (Ciconidæ
). See Wood ibis
. Webster 1828 Edition
Ibis
IBIS
,Noun.
The ibis of the Egyptians is a species of the genus Scolopax. It was anciently venerated either because it devoured serpents, or because the marking of its plumage resembled one of the phases of the moon,or because it appeared in Egypt with the rising of the Nile.
The ibis is common in Egypt during the overflowing of the Nile.
Definition 2024
Ibis
Ibis
German
Ibis
Noun
Ibis m (genitive Ibisses, plural Ibisse)
- ibis (threskiornithid)
Declension
Declension of Ibis
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ibis
ibis
English
3 ibis
Noun
ibis (plural ibises or ibides)
- Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 1
- It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 1
Derived terms
Translations
Threskiornithid
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Etymology
From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian
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hby (hîbu).
Noun
ibis m (plural ibis)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian 𓉔𓃀𓏭𓅞 (hby).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈibis/, [ˈiː.bis̪]
- Hyphenation: ì‧bis
Noun
ibis m (invariable)
Derived terms
Latin
ībis
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.bis/, [ˈiː.bɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.bis/, [ˈiː.bis]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian hby:
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Noun
ībis f (genitive ībis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ībis | ībēs |
| genitive | ībis | ībium |
| dative | ībī | ībibus |
| accusative | ībem | ībēs |
| ablative | ībe | ībibus |
| vocative | ībis | ībēs |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflected form of eō (“go, proceed”).
Verb
ībis
- second-person singular future active indicative of eō
References
- ibis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ibis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ibis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ibis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- ibis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
ibis m anim
- ibis (bird)
Declension
declension of ibis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ibis | ibisy |
| genitive | ibisa | ibisów |
| dative | ibisowi | ibisom |
| accusative | ibisa | ibisy |
| instrumental | ibisem | ibisami |
| locative | ibisie | ibisach |
| vocative | ibisie | ibisy |
Tagalog
Noun
ibis
- pagkaibis : relief from pain
Verb
ibis
- maibsan : to be relieved from
- ibisan : to unload