melanurus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melánouros, “Saddled seabream”), from μελανός (melanós) (genitive of μέλας (mélas, “black”)) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /me.laˈnuː.rus/, [mɛɫ̪äˈnuːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.laˈnu.rus/, [meläˈnuːrus]

Noun

melanūrus m (genitive melanūrī); second declension

1. A type of edible sea fish

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	melanūrus	melanūrī
Genitive	melanūrī	melanūrōrum
Dative	melanūrō	melanūrīs
Accusative	melanūrum	melanūrōs
Ablative	melanūrō	melanūrīs
Vocative	melanūre	melanūrī

passer melanūrus

Adjective

melanūrus (feminine melanūra, neuter melanūrum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) black-tailed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	melanūrus	melanūra	melanūrum		melanūrī	melanūrae	melanūra
Genitive	melanūrī	melanūrae	melanūrī		melanūrōrum	melanūrārum	melanūrōrum
Dative	melanūrō		melanūrō		melanūrīs
Accusative	melanūrum	melanūram	melanūrum		melanūrōs	melanūrās	melanūra
Ablative	melanūrō	melanūrā	melanūrō		melanūrīs
Vocative	melanūre	melanūra	melanūrum		melanūrī	melanūrae	melanūra

References

• “melanurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “melanurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• melanurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.