petaurista

From Ancient Greek πετευριστήρ (peteuristḗr, “tumbler, acrobat”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “perch, springboard”), probably from πέτομαι (pétomai, “I fly”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɛ.tau̯ˈrɪs.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pe.t̪au̯ˈris.t̪a]

petaurista m (genitive petauristae); first declension

1. acrobat, tumbler, vaulter, rope dancer

First-declension noun.

• petauristēs

• petaurum

• “petaurista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• petaurista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.