smyrus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῦρος (smûros, “eel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsmyː.rus/, [ˈs̠myːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsmi.rus/, [ˈzmiːrus]
Noun edit
smȳrus m (genitive smȳrī); second declension
- A kind of marine fish
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smȳrus | smȳrī |
| Genitive | smȳrī | smȳrōrum |
| Dative | smȳrō | smȳrīs |
| Accusative | smȳrum | smȳrōs |
| Ablative | smȳrō | smȳrīs |
| Vocative | smȳre | smȳrī |
References edit
- “smyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- smyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.