piscicapus

Latin

Etymology

From piscis (“fish”) +‎ capio (“I capture”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pisˈki.ka.pus/, [pɪs̠ˈkɪkäpʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piʃˈʃi.ka.pus/, [piʃˈʃiːkäpus]

Noun

piscicapus m (genitive piscicapī); second declension

  1. a fish-catcher, fisher

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative piscicapus piscicapī
Genitive piscicapī piscicapōrum
Dative piscicapō piscicapīs
Accusative piscicapum piscicapōs
Ablative piscicapō piscicapīs
Vocative piscicape piscicapī

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