pythonissa

Latin

Etymology

From pȳthon +‎ -issa.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pyː.tʰoːˈnis.sa/, [pyːt̪ʰoːˈnɪs̠ːä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pi.toˈnis.sa/, [pit̪oˈnisːä]

Noun

pȳthōnissa f (genitive pȳthōnissae, masculine pȳthon); first declension

  1. witch
  2. sorceress

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pȳthōnissa pȳthōnissae
Genitive pȳthōnissae pȳthōnissārum
Dative pȳthōnissae pȳthōnissīs
Accusative pȳthōnissam pȳthōnissās
Ablative pȳthōnissā pȳthōnissīs
Vocative pȳthōnissa pȳthōnissae

References
  • “pythonissa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pythonissa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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