hystrix
See also: Hystrix
English
editNoun
edithystrix (uncountable)
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhys.triks/, [ˈhʏs̠t̪rɪks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.triks/, [ˈist̪riks]
Noun
edithystrix f (genitive hystricis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hystrix | hystricēs |
Genitive | hystricis | hystricum |
Dative | hystricī | hystricibus |
Accusative | hystricem | hystricēs |
Ablative | hystrice | hystricibus |
Vocative | hystrix | hystricēs |
Adjective
edithystrix (genitive hystricis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Usage notes
edit- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
editThird-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia | ||
Genitive | hystricis | hystricium | |||
Dative | hystricī | hystricibus | |||
Accusative | hystricem | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia | |
Ablative | hystricī | hystricibus | |||
Vocative | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia |
References
edit- “hystrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hystrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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