volucris

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwɔ.ɫʊ.krɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔː.lu.kris]

Etymology 1

Nominalization of volucer (“winged”).

Noun

volucris f (genitive volucris); third declension

1. a bird (or other flying creature)

   Synonyms: avis, āles

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	volucris	volucrēs
genitive	volucris	volucrum
dative	volucrī	volucribus
accusative	volucrem	volucrēs
ablative	volucrī	volucribus
vocative	volucris	volucrēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

volucris

1. inflection of volucer:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular

References

• “volucris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “volucris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “volucris”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.