oniros
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”), due to its soporific qualities.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈniː.ros/, [ɔˈniːrɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈni.ros/, [oˈniːros]
Noun edit
onīros m (genitive onīrī); second declension
- The wild poppy
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onīros | onīrī |
| Genitive | onīrī | onīrōrum |
| Dative | onīrō | onīrīs |
| Accusative | onīron | onīrōs |
| Ablative | onīrō | onīrīs |
| Vocative | onīre | onīrī |
See also edit
References edit
- “oniros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oniros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “oniros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers