struthio
See also: Struthio
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn); or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθιοκάμηλος (strouthiokámēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). The first element of both Greek words is likely related to Latin turdus (“thrush”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈstruː.tʰi.oː/, [ˈs̠t̪ruːt̪ʰioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstru.ti.o/, [ˈst̪ruːt̪io]
Noun
strūthiō m (genitive strūthiōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strūthiō | strūthiōnēs |
| Genitive | strūthiōnis | strūthiōnum |
| Dative | strūthiōnī | strūthiōnibus |
| Accusative | strūthiōnem | strūthiōnēs |
| Ablative | strūthiōne | strūthiōnibus |
| Vocative | strūthiō | strūthiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (ostrich): strūthiocamēlus
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “struthio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- struthio 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)
- struthio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.