pyren

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρήν (purḗn).

Noun

pȳrēn f (genitive pȳrēnis); third declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pȳrēn pȳrēnēs
Genitive pȳrēnis pȳrēnum
Dative pȳrēnī pȳrēnibus
Accusative pȳrēnem pȳrēnēs
Ablative pȳrēne pȳrēnibus
Vocative pȳrēn pȳrēnēs

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