mormyr
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɔr.myr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɔr.mir]
Noun
mormyr f (genitive mormȳris); third declension
- sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
| genitive | mormȳris | mormȳrum |
| dative | mormȳrī | mormȳribus |
| accusative | mormȳrem | mormȳrēs |
| ablative | mormȳre | mormȳribus |
| vocative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
References
- “mormyr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mormyr”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “mormyr”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.