mormyr

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmor.myr/, [ˈmɔrmʏr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmor.mir/, [ˈmɔrmir]

Noun

mormyr f (genitive mormȳris); third declension

sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mormyr	mormȳrēs
Genitive	mormȳris	mormȳrum
Dative	mormȳrī	mormȳribus
Accusative	mormȳrem	mormȳrēs
Ablative	mormȳre	mormȳribus
Vocative	mormyr	mormȳrēs

References

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

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