dentex
See also: Dentex
English
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Dentex, from Latin dentex, from Latin dēns (“tooth”). Further from Proto-Italic *dents and Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Noun
dentex (plural dentexes)
- (ichthyology) Any member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.
See also
- Dentex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dentex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Dentex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- dentix, dentrix
Etymology
dēns, dent- + -ex
Noun
dentex m (genitive denticis); third declension
- a kind of bream
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dentex | denticēs |
| genitive | denticis | denticum |
| dative | denticī | denticibus |
| accusative | denticem | denticēs |
| ablative | dentice | denticibus |
| vocative | dentex | denticēs |
Descendants
References
- dentex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "dentex", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)