aegithus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἴγιθος (aígithos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.ɡi.tʰus/, [ˈäe̯ɡɪt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.d͡ʒi.tus/, [ˈɛːd͡ʒit̪us]

Noun

aegithus m (genitive aegithī); second declension

1. A kind of bird, perhaps the titmouse or the red linnet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aegithus	aegithī
Genitive	aegithī	aegithōrum
Dative	aegithō	aegithīs
Accusative	aegithum	aegithōs
Ablative	aegithō	aegithīs
Vocative	aegithe	aegithī

References

• aegithus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “aegithus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press