hapsus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅψος (hápsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhap.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈap.sus]

Noun

hapsus m (genitive hapsī); second declension

1. (medicine) A lock of wool used in bandaging

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hapsus	hapsī
genitive	hapsī	hapsōrum
dative	hapsō	hapsīs
accusative	hapsum	hapsōs
ablative	hapsō	hapsīs
vocative	hapse	hapsī

References

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