attagen
English
Alternative forms
- attagas
Etymology
Noun
attagen (plural attagens)
- (obsolete) A grey partridge (Perdix perdix) of Eurasia.
- (obsolete) A Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) of Central Asia and occurring as a vagrant in Europe.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ττᾰγήν (ăttăgḗn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈat.ta.ɡeːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈat̪.t̪a.d͡ʒen]
Noun
attagēn m (genitive attagēnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | attagēn | attagēnēs |
| genitive | attagēnis | attagēnum |
| dative | attagēnī | attagēnibus |
| accusative | attagēnem | attagēnēs |
| ablative | attagēne | attagēnibus |
| vocative | attagēn | attagēnēs |
Descendants
- English: attagen
References
- “attagen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “attagen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- attagen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.