chrysophrys
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See also: Chrysophrys
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χρύσοφρυς (khrúsophrus, “Sparus aurata”), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”), because this fish has a golden spot over each eye.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰryː.so.pʰrys/, [ˈkʰryːs̠ɔpʰrʏs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkri.so.fris/, [ˈkriːs̬ofris]
Noun[edit]
chrȳsophrys f
- a sea fish (Sparus aurata) with a golden spot over each eye
Declension[edit]
The attested forms show a Greek-like declension:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chrȳsophrys | — |
| Genitive | chrȳsophryos | — |
| Dative | — | — |
| Accusative | chrȳsophryn | — |
| Ablative | — | — |
| Vocative | — | — |
References[edit]
- “chrysophrys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “chrysophrys”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers