phoenicopterus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros, “flamingo”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯.niːˈkop.te.rus/, [pʰoe̯niːˈkɔpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fe.niˈkop.te.rus/, [feniˈkɔpt̪erus]

Noun

phoenīcopterus m (genitive phoenīcopterī); second declension

  1. a flamingo (bird)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative phoenīcopterus phoenīcopterī
Genitive phoenīcopterī phoenīcopterōrum
Dative phoenīcopterō phoenīcopterīs
Accusative phoenīcopterum phoenīcopterōs
Ablative phoenīcopterō phoenīcopterīs
Vocative phoenīcoptere phoenīcopterī

Descendants
  • Italian: fenicottero
  • Translingual: Phoenicopterus

References
  • phoenicopterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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