charadrius
See also: Charadrius
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós). Doublet of caladrius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰaˈra.dri.ʊs], [kʰaˈrad.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈraː.d̪ri.us], [kaˈrad̪.ri.us]
Noun
charadrius m (genitive charadriī or charadrī); second declension
- plover (of family Charadriidae)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | charadrius | charadriī |
| genitive | charadriī charadrī1 |
charadriōrum |
| dative | charadriō | charadriīs |
| accusative | charadrium | charadriōs |
| ablative | charadriō | charadriīs |
| vocative | charadrie | charadriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “charadrius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- charadrius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.