petaurista

See also: Petaurista

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πετευριστήρ (peteuristḗr, “tumbler, acrobat”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “perch, springboard”), probably from πέτομαι (pétomai, “I fly”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.tau̯ˈris.ta/, [pɛt̪äu̯ˈrɪs̠t̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.tau̯ˈris.ta/, [pet̪äu̯ˈrist̪ä]

Noun

petaurista m (genitive petauristae); first declension

  1. acrobat, tumbler, vaulter, rope dancer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative petaurista petauristae
Genitive petauristae petauristārum
Dative petauristae petauristīs
Accusative petauristam petauristās
Ablative petauristā petauristīs
Vocative petaurista petauristae

Synonyms
  • petauristēs

References
  • “petaurista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petaurista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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