sphyraena
See also: Sphyraena
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφύραινα (sphúraina).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spʰyːˈrae̯.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sfiˈrɛː.na]
Noun
sphȳraena f (genitive sphȳraenae); first declension
- A kind of sea fish
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sphȳraena | sphȳraenae |
| genitive | sphȳraenae | sphȳraenārum |
| dative | sphȳraenae | sphȳraenīs |
| accusative | sphȳraenam | sphȳraenās |
| ablative | sphȳraenā | sphȳraenīs |
| vocative | sphȳraena | sphȳraenae |
References
- “sphyraena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sphyraena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.