thranis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θράνις (thránis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰra.nis/, [ˈt̪ʰränɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtra.nis/, [ˈt̪räːnis]

Noun

thranis m (genitive thranis); third declension

1. A kind of fish also called xiphias

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	thranis	thranēs
Genitive	thranis	thranium
Dative	thranī	thranibus
Accusative	thranem	thranēs thranīs
Ablative	thrane	thranibus
Vocative	thranis	thranēs

Synonyms

• xiphias

References

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