pternix

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πτέρνιξ (ptérnix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpter.niks/, [ˈpt̪ɛrnɪks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpter.niks/, [ˈpt̪ɛrniks]

Noun

pternix f (genitive pternicis); third declension

1. (botany) The straight stem of a plant

Declension

Third-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	pternix	pternicēs
genitive	pternicis	pternicum
dative	pternicī	pternicibus
accusative	pternicem	pternicēs
ablative	pternice	pternicibus
vocative	pternix	pternicēs

References

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