byssinus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbys.sɪ.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbis.si.nus]
Adjective
byssinus (feminine byssina, neuter byssinum); first/second-declension adjective
- Made of byssus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | byssinus | byssina | byssinum | byssinī | byssinae | byssina | |
| genitive | byssinī | byssinae | byssinī | byssinōrum | byssinārum | byssinōrum | |
| dative | byssinō | byssinae | byssinō | byssinīs | |||
| accusative | byssinum | byssinam | byssinum | byssinōs | byssinās | byssina | |
| ablative | byssinō | byssinā | byssinō | byssinīs | |||
| vocative | byssine | byssina | byssinum | byssinī | byssinae | byssina | |
References
- “byssinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- byssinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.