pygargus
English
Etymology
Noun
pygargus
- Alternative form of pygarg.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῡ́γᾰργος (pū́gărgos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pyːˈɡar.ɡʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [piˈɡar.ɡus]
Noun
pȳgargus m (genitive pȳgargī); second declension
- addax (antelope with a white rump)
- A kind of eagle, harrier, or other raptor, perhaps Circus cyaneus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pȳgargus | pȳgargī |
| genitive | pȳgargī | pȳgargōrum |
| dative | pȳgargō | pȳgargīs |
| accusative | pȳgargum | pȳgargōs |
| ablative | pȳgargō | pȳgargīs |
| vocative | pȳgarge | pȳgargī |
Descendants
- → Catalan: pigarg
References
- “pygargus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pygargus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pygargus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.