peloris

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πελωρίς (pelōrís).

Noun

pelōris f (genitive pelōridis); third declension

  1. large mussel or clam

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pelōris pelōridēs
Genitive pelōridis pelōridum
Dative pelōridī pelōridibus
Accusative pelōridem pelōridēs
Ablative pelōride pelōridibus
Vocative pelōris pelōridēs

Descendants
  • French: palourde

References
  • “peloris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “peloris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • peloris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “peloris”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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