phrynos
Latin
Alternative forms
- phrȳnus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρύνος (phrúnos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰryː.nɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfriː.nos]
Noun
phrȳnos m (genitive phrȳnī); second declension
- A kind of venomous frog
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phrȳnos | phrȳnī phrȳnoe |
| genitive | phrȳnī | phrȳnōrum |
| dative | phrȳnō | phrȳnīs |
| accusative | phrȳnon | phrȳnōs |
| ablative | phrȳnō | phrȳnīs |
| vocative | phrȳne | phrȳnī phrȳnoe |
References
- “phrynos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phrynos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.