pyrum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpy.rum/, [ˈpʏrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.rum/, [ˈpiːrum]
Noun[edit]
pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension
- Medieval Latin form of pirum.
Inflection[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pyrum | pyra |
| Genitive | pyrī | pyrōrum |
| Dative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| Accusative | pyrum | pyra |
| Ablative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| Vocative | pyrum | pyra |
Derived terms[edit]
- pyrifōrmis (adjective)
References[edit]
- “pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press