erithacus

Latin

Alternative forms

• erītheūs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρίθακος (eríthakos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.tʰa.kus/, [ɛˈrɪt̪ʰäkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.ta.kus/, [eˈriːt̪äkus]

Noun

erithacus m (genitive erithacī); second declension

1. a type of bird, most likely the robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula; a robin
2. a mimetic talking bird, such as a parrot or raven

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erithacus	erithacī
Genitive	erithacī	erithacōrum
Dative	erithacō	erithacīs
Accusative	erithacum	erithacōs
Ablative	erithacō	erithacīs
Vocative	erithace	erithacī

Descendants

• New Latin: Erithacus
  • Translingual: Erithacus

Further reading

• “erithacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• erithacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 599.
• erithacus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2455