hystrix
See also: Hystrix
English edit
Noun edit
hystrix (uncountable)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhys.triks/, [ˈhʏs̠t̪rɪks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.triks/, [ˈist̪riks]
Noun edit
hystrix f (genitive hystricis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hystrix | hystricēs |
| Genitive | hystricis | hystricum |
| Dative | hystricī | hystricibus |
| Accusative | hystricem | hystricēs |
| Ablative | hystrice | hystricibus |
| Vocative | hystrix | hystricēs |
Adjective edit
hystrix (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 edit
Third-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.