chromis
See also: Chromis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Chromis.
Noun
chromis (plural chromis or chromises)
- Any of the genus Chromis of damselfish.
References
- Chromis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chromis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Chromis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρόμις (khrómis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰrɔ.mɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkrɔː.mis]
Noun
chromis f (genitive chromis); third declension
- a sea fish, suggested to be Umbrina cirrosa
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chromis | chromēs |
| genitive | chromis | chromium |
| dative | chromī | chromibus |
| accusative | chromem | chromēs chromīs |
| ablative | chrome | chromibus |
| vocative | chromis | chromēs |
The accusative singular chromin is attested.
Descendants
- → Translingual: Chromis
References
- “chromis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “chromis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers