ostreum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔs.tre.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔs.t̪re.um]
Noun
ostreum n (genitive ostreī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ostreum | ostrea |
| genitive | ostreī | ostreōrum |
| dative | ostreō | ostreīs |
| accusative | ostreum | ostrea |
| ablative | ostreō | ostreīs |
| vocative | ostreum | ostrea |
References
- “ostreum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ostreum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.