phager
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea-bream, braize, Pagrus vulgaris”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰa.ɡer/, [ˈpʰäɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.d͡ʒer/, [ˈfäːd͡ʒer]
Noun
phager m (genitive phagrī); second declension
- A kind of fish
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phager | phagrī |
| Genitive | phagrī | phagrōrum |
| Dative | phagrō | phagrīs |
| Accusative | phagrum | phagrōs |
| Ablative | phagrō | phagrīs |
| Vocative | phager | phagrī |
References
- “phager”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “phager”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- phager in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.