pyrum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpy.rum/, [ˈpʏrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.rum/, [ˈpiːrum]
Noun
[edit]pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension
- Medieval Latin form of pirum.
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pyrum | pyra |
| Genitive | pyrī | pyrōrum |
| Dative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| Accusative | pyrum | pyra |
| Ablative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| Vocative | pyrum | pyra |
Derived terms
[edit]- pyrifōrmis (adjective)
References
[edit]- “pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press