sphyraena
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See also: Sphyraena
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφύραινα (sphúraina).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spʰyːˈrae̯.na/, [s̠pʰyːˈräe̯nä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sfiˈre.na/, [sfiˈrɛːnä]
Noun[edit]
sphȳraena f (genitive sphȳraenae); first declension
- A kind of sea fish
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sphȳraena | sphȳraenae |
| Genitive | sphȳraenae | sphȳraenārum |
| Dative | sphȳraenae | sphȳraenīs |
| Accusative | sphȳraenam | sphȳraenās |
| Ablative | sphȳraenā | sphȳraenīs |
| Vocative | sphȳraena | sphȳraenae |
References[edit]
- “sphyraena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sphyraena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.