chrysophrys

See also: Chrysophrys

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρύσοφρυς (khrúsophrus, “Sparus aurata”), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”), because this fish has a golden spot over each eye.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰryː.so.pʰrys/, [ˈkʰryːs̠ɔpʰrʏs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkri.so.fris/, [ˈkriːs̬ofris]

Noun

chrȳsophrys f

  1. a sea fish (Sparus aurata) with a golden spot over each eye

Declension

The attested forms show a Greek-like declension:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chrȳsophrys —
Genitive chrȳsophryos —
Dative — —
Accusative chrȳsophryn —
Ablative — —
Vocative — —

References
  • “chrysophrys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “chrysophrys”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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