cerceris
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέρκηρις (kérkēris).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɛrˈkeː.rɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃerˈt͡ʃɛː.ris]
Noun
cercēris f (genitive cercēris); third declension
- An unknown kind of bird
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cercēris | cercērēs |
| genitive | cercēris | cercērium |
| dative | cercērī | cercēribus |
| accusative | cercērem | cercērēs cercērīs |
| ablative | cercēre | cercēribus |
| vocative | cercēris | cercērēs |
References
- “cerceris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cerceris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.