Latris

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾰ́τρῐς (lắtrĭs, servant).

Proper noun

Latris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Latridae – certain trumpeters (fish).

Derived terms

References

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Latris f sg (genitive Latris); third declension

  1. The island of Saaremaa in Estonia
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Latris
genitive Latris
dative Latrī
accusative Latrem
ablative Latre
vocative Latris

References

  • Latris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Latris”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.