phoenicurus
See also: Phoenicurus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φοινίκουρος (phoiníkouros, “red tail”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯.niːˈkuː.rus/, [pʰoe̯niːˈkuːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fe.niˈku.rus/, [feniˈkuːrus]
Noun
phoenīcūrus m (genitive phoenīcūrī); second declension
- The redstart
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phoenīcūrus | phoenīcūrī |
| Genitive | phoenīcūrī | phoenīcūrōrum |
| Dative | phoenīcūrō | phoenīcūrīs |
| Accusative | phoenīcūrum | phoenīcūrōs |
| Ablative | phoenīcūrō | phoenīcūrīs |
| Vocative | phoenīcūre | phoenīcūrī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Phoenicurus
References
- “phoenicurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phoenicurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.