passerinus

Latin

Etymology

passer (“sparrow”) +‎ -īnus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pas.seˈriː.nus/, [päs̠ːɛˈriːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pas.seˈri.nus/, [päsːeˈriːnus]

Adjective

passerīnus (feminine passerīna, neuter passerīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or fit for a sparrow
2. (New Latin) sparrow-like

   Synonym: sparverius

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	passerīnus	passerīna	passerīnum		passerīnī	passerīnae	passerīna
Genitive	passerīnī	passerīnae	passerīnī		passerīnōrum	passerīnārum	passerīnōrum
Dative	passerīnō		passerīnō		passerīnīs
Accusative	passerīnum	passerīnam	passerīnum		passerīnōs	passerīnās	passerīna
Ablative	passerīnō	passerīnā	passerīnō		passerīnīs
Vocative	passerīne	passerīna	passerīnum		passerīnī	passerīnae	passerīna

Derived terms

• Analges passerinus
• Cacomantis passerinus
• Columbina passerina
• Forpus passerinus
• Glaucidium passerinum
• Veniliornis passerinus

References

• “passerinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• passerinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.