pirus
Latin
Etymology
See pirum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpi.rus/, [ˈpɪrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.rus/, [ˈpiːrus]
Noun
pirus f (genitive pirī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pirus | pirī |
| Genitive | pirī | pirōrum |
| Dative | pirō | pirīs |
| Accusative | pirum | pirōs |
| Ablative | pirō | pirīs |
| Vocative | pire | pirī |
Synonyms
- (a pear-tree): pirārius (Medieval Latin)
Derived terms
- pirārium (Medieval Latin)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “pĭrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pirus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- pirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “pirus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “pirus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “pirus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Further reading
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