mormyr
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmor.myr/, [ˈmɔrmʏr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmor.mir/, [ˈmɔrmir]
Noun edit
mormyr f (genitive mormȳris); third declension
- sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
| Genitive | mormȳris | mormȳrum |
| Dative | mormȳrī | mormȳribus |
| Accusative | mormȳrem | mormȳrēs |
| Ablative | mormȳre | mormȳribus |
| Vocative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
References edit
- “mormyr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mormyr”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mormyr in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.