hexeris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξήρης (hexḗrēs), from ἕξ (héx, “six”) + ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rowers, oars”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hekˈseː.ris/, [hɛkˈs̠eːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈse.ris/, [eɡˈzɛːris]

Noun

hexēris f (genitive hexēris); third declension

1. a galley with six banks of oars

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hexēris	hexērēs
Genitive	hexēris	hexērium
Dative	hexērī	hexēribus
Accusative	hexērem	hexērēs hexērīs
Ablative	hexēre	hexēribus
Vocative	hexēris	hexērēs

References

• “hexeris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hexeris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers