ostrum
See also: Ostrum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon, “oyster”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔs.trũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔs.t̪rum]
Noun
ostrum n (genitive ostrī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ostrum | ostra |
| genitive | ostrī | ostrōrum |
| dative | ostrō | ostrīs |
| accusative | ostrum | ostra |
| ablative | ostrō | ostrīs |
| vocative | ostrum | ostra |
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: ostro
References
- “ostrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ostrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ostrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.