Astacus

See also: astacus

Translingual

Proper noun

Astacus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Astacidae – various crayfish.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/, [ˈäs̠t̪äkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/, [ˈäst̪äkus]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos), Ἀστακός (Astakós).

Alternative forms
  • Astacos

Proper noun

Astacus f sg (genitive Astacī); second declension

  1. A city on the west coast of Acarnania
Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Astacus
Genitive Astacī
Dative Astacō
Accusative Astacum
Ablative Astacō
Vocative Astace
Locative Astacī

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos).

Proper noun

Astacus m sg (genitive Astacī); second declension

  1. The father of Menalippus
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Astacus
Genitive Astacī
Dative Astacō
Accusative Astacum
Ablative Astacō
Vocative Astace

References
  • “Astăcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Astăcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Astacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Astacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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