sphyraena

See also: Sphyraena

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφύραινα (sphúraina).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /spʰyːˈrae̯.na/, [s̠pʰyːˈräe̯nä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sfiˈre.na/, [sfiˈrɛːnä]

Noun

sphȳraena f (genitive sphȳraenae); first declension

A kind of sea fish

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sphȳraena	sphȳraenae
Genitive	sphȳraenae	sphȳraenārum
Dative	sphȳraenae	sphȳraenīs
Accusative	sphȳraenam	sphȳraenās
Ablative	sphȳraenā	sphȳraenīs
Vocative	sphȳraena	sphȳraenae

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.