eriophoros

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριοφόρος (eriophóros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.riˈo.pʰo.ros/, [ɛriˈɔpʰɔrɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.riˈo.fo.ros/, [eriˈɔːforos]

Noun

eriophoros m (genitive eriophorī); second declension

1. a kind of onion

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eriophoros	eriophorī
Genitive	eriophorī	eriophorōrum
Dative	eriophorō	eriophorīs
Accusative	eriophoron	eriophorōs
Ablative	eriophorō	eriophorīs
Vocative	eriophore	eriophorī

References

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