erithacus
Latin
Alternative forms
- erītheūs
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐρῑ́θᾰκος (erī́thăkos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈriː.tʰa.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈriː.ta.kus]
Noun
erīthacus m (genitive erīthacī); second declension
- a type of bird, most likely the robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula; a robin
- a mimetic talking bird, such as a parrot or raven
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | erīthacus | erīthacī |
| genitive | erīthacī | erīthacōrum |
| dative | erīthacō | erīthacīs |
| accusative | erīthacum | erīthacōs |
| ablative | erīthacō | erīthacīs |
| vocative | erīthace | erīthacī |
Descendants
Further reading
- “erithacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “erithacus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 599.
- erithacus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2455