attagen
English edit
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
attagen (plural attagens)
- (obsolete) A grey partridge (Perdix perdix) of Eurasia.
- (obsolete) A Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) of Central Asia and occurring as a vagrant in Europe.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ττᾰγήν (attagḗn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈat.ta.ɡeːn/, [ˈät̪ːäɡeːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈat.ta.d͡ʒen/, [ˈät̪ːäd͡ʒen]
Noun edit
attagēn m (genitive attagēnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | attagēn | attagēnēs |
| Genitive | attagēnis | attagēnum |
| Dative | attagēnī | attagēnibus |
| Accusative | attagēnem | attagēnēs |
| Ablative | attagēne | attagēnibus |
| Vocative | attagēn | attagēnēs |
Descendants edit
- English: attagen
References edit
- “attagen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “attagen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- attagen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.