"hippocampus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hippocampi [plural], hippocampuses [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|hippocampus}} Late Latin hippocampus, {{af|grc|ῐ̔́ππος|κάμπος|nocat=1|t1=horse|t2=sea-monster}} ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”), {{der|en|grc|ἱππόκαμπος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ῐ̔́ππος</i> (híppos, “horse”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κάμπος</i> (kámpos, “sea-monster”)}} Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)) Head templates: {{en-noun|hippocampi|hippocampuses}} hippocampus (plural hippocampi or hippocampuses)
  1. (mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: hippocamp Translations (mythological creature): ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), hippocampus [masculine] (Dutch), hippokampos [masculine] (Dutch), hippokamppi (Finnish), hippocampe [masculine] (French), Hippokamp [masculine] (German), ιππόκαμπος (ippókampos) [masculine] (Greek), ippocampo [masculine] (Italian), hipocampo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipocamp [masculine] (Romanian), гиппока́мп (gippokámp) [masculine] (Russian), hipocampo [masculine] (Spanish), гіпока́мп (hipokámp) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hippocampus-en-noun-KscowkFr Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological creature': 97 3
  2. (neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Brain Translations (brain region): hipocamp [masculine] (Catalan), 海馬體 (Chinese Mandarin), 海马体 (hǎimǎtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), hipokampus [masculine] (Czech), hippocampus [masculine] (Dutch), hipokampo (Esperanto), aivoturso (Finnish), hippokampus (Finnish), hippocampe [masculine] (French), Hippocampus [masculine] (German), Ammonshorn [neuter] (German), ιππόκαμπος (ippókampos) [masculine] (Greek), ippocampo [masculine] (Italian), 海馬 (kaiba) (alt: かいば) (Japanese), гиппокамп (gippokamp) (Kazakh), hipocampo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipocamp [masculine] (Romanian), hipokampus [masculine] (Slovene), hipocampo [masculine] (Spanish), гіпока́мп (hipokámp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), hồi hải mã (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hippocampus-en-noun-e71dlryH Disambiguation of Brain: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 81 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences Disambiguation of 'brain region': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: HIPP [neuroanatomy, anatomy, neurology, medicine, neuroscience, sciences] Holonyms: limbic system [neuroanatomy, anatomy, neurology, medicine, neuroscience, sciences] Derived forms: hippocampal, hippocampic

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /hip.poˈkam.pus/ [Classical], [hɪpːɔˈkämpʊs̠] [Classical], /ip.poˈkam.pus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ipːoˈkämpus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ἵππος|κάμπος|nocat=1|t1=horse|t2=sea-monster}} ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”), {{der|la|grc|ἱππόκαμπος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἵππος</i> (híppos, “horse”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κάμπος</i> (kámpos, “sea-monster”)}} Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)) Head templates: {{la-noun|hippocampus<2>}} hippocampus m (genitive hippocampī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|hippocampus<2>}} Forms: hippocampī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], hippocampus [nominative, singular], hippocampī [nominative, plural], hippocampī [genitive, singular], hippocampōrum [genitive, plural], hippocampō [dative, singular], hippocampīs [dative, plural], hippocampum [accusative, singular], hippocampōs [accusative, plural], hippocampō [ablative, singular], hippocampīs [ablative, plural], hippocampe [singular, vocative], hippocampī [plural, vocative]
  1. a seahorse Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: hippocampos
    Sense id: en-hippocampus-la-noun-8xw~npOp Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "sciences"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "anatomy",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippocampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippokampos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "hippokamppi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippocampe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hippokamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ippókampos",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ιππόκαμπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hippókampos",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἱππόκαμπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ippocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gippokámp",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гиппока́мп"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hipokámp",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гіпока́мп"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "海馬體"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hǎimǎtǐ",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "海马体"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipokampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippocampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "hipokampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "aivoturso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "hippokampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hippocampe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hippocampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ammonshorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ippókampos",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ιππόκαμπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ippocampo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiba",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "海馬"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gippokamp",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "гиппокамп"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipokampus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hipokámp",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гіпока́мп"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "brain region",
      "word": "hồi hải mã"
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hippocampus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: hippocampus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: hippocampus"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "hippocampe",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: hippocampe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: hippocampe"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Hippokamp",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Hippokamp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Hippokamp"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ippocampo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ippocampo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "hipocampo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: hipocampo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: hipocampo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "hipocamp",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: hipocamp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: hipocamp"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "hipocampo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: hipocampo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: hipocampo"
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      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a seahorse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seahorse",
          "seahorse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hip.poˈkam.pus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɪpːɔˈkämpʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ip.poˈkam.pus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ipːoˈkämpus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hippocampos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hippocampus"
}

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