ostreum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

Noun

ostreum n (genitive ostreī); second declension

  1. alternative form of ostrea; oyster

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.