lathyros

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾱ́θυρος (lā́thuros), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by German Linse, Lithuanian lęšis and Latin lens.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.tʰy.ros/, [ˈɫ̪äːt̪ʰʏrɔs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ti.ros/, [ˈläːt̪iros]

Noun

lāthyros m (genitive lāthyrī); second declension

vetchling

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lāthyros	lāthyrī
Genitive	lāthyrī	lāthyrōrum
Dative	lāthyrō	lāthyrīs
Accusative	lāthyron	lāthyrōs
Ablative	lāthyrō	lāthyrīs
Vocative	lāthyre	lāthyrī

Descendants

Translingual: Lathyrus

References

“lathyros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lathyros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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