pyrum
Latin
Etymology
Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpy.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.rum]
Noun
pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension
- Medieval Latin form of pirum
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pyrum | pyra |
| genitive | pyrī | pyrōrum |
| dative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| accusative | pyrum | pyra |
| ablative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| vocative | pyrum | pyra |
Derived terms
- pyrifōrmis (adjective)
References
- “pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press