pyrum

Latin

Etymology

Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.rum/, [ˈpʏrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.rum/, [ˈpiːrum]

Noun

pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension

1. Medieval Latin form of pirum.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pyrum	pyra
Genitive	pyrī	pyrōrum
Dative	pyrō	pyrīs
Accusative	pyrum	pyra
Ablative	pyrō	pyrīs
Vocative	pyrum	pyra

Derived terms

• pyrifōrmis (adjective)

References

• “pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press