hystrix
See also: Hystrix
English
Noun
hystrix (uncountable)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhys.trɪks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈis.t̪riks]
Noun
hystrix f (genitive hystricis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hystrix | hystricēs |
| genitive | hystricis | hystricum |
| dative | hystricī | hystricibus |
| accusative | hystricem | hystricēs |
| ablative | hystrice | hystricibus |
| vocative | hystrix | hystricēs |
Adjective
hystrix (genitive hystricis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia | ||
| genitive | hystricis | hystricium | |||
| dative | hystricī | hystricibus | |||
| accusative | hystricem | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia | |
| ablative | hystricī | hystricibus | |||
| vocative | hystrix | hystricēs | hystricia | ||
References
- “hystrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hystrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.