sphyraena

See also: Sphyraena

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφύραινα (sphúraina).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /spʰyːˈrae̯.na/, [s̠pʰyːˈräe̯nä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sfiˈre.na/, [sfiˈrɛːnä]

Noun

sphȳraena f (genitive sphȳraenae); first declension

  1. A kind of sea fish

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sphȳraena sphȳraenae
Genitive sphȳraenae sphȳraenārum
Dative sphȳraenae sphȳraenīs
Accusative sphȳraenam sphȳraenās
Ablative sphȳraenā sphȳraenīs
Vocative sphȳraena sphȳraenae

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