psittacus
See also: Psittacus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpsɪt.ta.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpsit̪.t̪a.kus]
Noun
psittacus m (genitive psittacī); second declension
- A parrot (bird)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | psittacus | psittacī |
| genitive | psittacī | psittacōrum |
| dative | psittacō | psittacīs |
| accusative | psittacum | psittacōs |
| ablative | psittacō | psittacīs |
| vocative | psittace | psittacī |
Related terms
Descendants
- German: Sittich
References
- “psittacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “psittacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- psittacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.