phoenicopterus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros, “flamingo”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯.niːˈkop.te.rus/, [pʰoe̯niːˈkɔpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fe.niˈkop.te.rus/, [feniˈkɔpt̪erus]
Noun
editphoenīcopterus m (genitive phoenīcopterī); second declension
- a flamingo (bird)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | phoenīcopterus | phoenīcopterī |
Genitive | phoenīcopterī | phoenīcopterōrum |
Dative | phoenīcopterō | phoenīcopterīs |
Accusative | phoenīcopterum | phoenīcopterōs |
Ablative | phoenīcopterō | phoenīcopterīs |
Vocative | phoenīcoptere | phoenīcopterī |
Descendants
edit- Italian: fenicottero
- French: phénicoptère
- Translingual: Phoenicopterus
References
edit- phoenicopterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.