charadrius
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See also: Charadrius
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós). Doublet of caladrius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰaˈra.dri.us/, [kʰäˈräd̪riʊs̠] or IPA(key): /kʰaˈrad.ri.us/, [kʰäˈräd̪riʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈra.dri.us/, [käˈräːd̪rius] or IPA(key): /kaˈrad.ri.us/, [käˈräd̪rius]
Noun[edit]
charadrius m (genitive charadriī or charadrī); second declension
- plover (of family Charadriidae)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | charadrius | charadriī |
| Genitive | charadriī charadrī1 |
charadriōrum |
| Dative | charadriō | charadriīs |
| Accusative | charadrium | charadriōs |
| Ablative | charadriō | charadriīs |
| Vocative | charadrie | charadriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “charadrius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- charadrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.