"Iapetus" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [iːˈa.pɛ.tʊs] [Classical-Latin], [iˈaː.pe.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ᾰπετός (Īăpetós, “Iapetus”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Ῑ̓ᾰπετός<t:Iapetus>|text=+|title=Īapetus|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Iapetus", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Ῑ̓ᾰπετός", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Īapetus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Īapetus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ᾰπετός (Īăpetós, “Iapetus”). Head templates: {{la-prop|Īapetus<2>}} Īapetus m sg (genitive Īapetī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Īapetus<2>}} Forms: Īapetus [canonical, masculine, singular], Īapetī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Īapetus [nominative, singular], Īapetī [genitive, singular], Īapetō [dative, singular], Īapetum [accusative, singular], Īapetō [ablative, singular], Īapete [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Iapetus Tags: Greek, declension-2 Related terms: Īapetīonidēs [patronymic]
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