mormyr
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmor.myr/, [ˈmɔrmʏr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmor.mir/, [ˈmɔrmir]
Noun
editmormyr f (genitive mormȳris); third declension
- sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
Declension
editThird-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.