phoenicopterus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros, “flamingo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

phoenīcopterus m (genitive phoenīcopterī); second declension

  1. a flamingo (bird)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative phoenīcopterus phoenīcopterī
genitive phoenīcopterī phoenīcopterōrum
dative phoenīcopterō phoenīcopterīs
accusative phoenīcopterum phoenīcopterōs
ablative phoenīcopterō phoenīcopterīs
vocative phoenīcoptere phoenīcopterī

Descendants

  • Italian: fenicottero
  • French: phénicoptère
  • Translingual: Phoenicopterus

References

  • phoenicopterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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