ostrum
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See also: Ostrum
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon, “oyster”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈos.trum/, [ˈɔs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈos.trum/, [ˈɔst̪rum]
Noun[edit]
ostrum n (genitive ostrī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ostrum | ostra |
Genitive | ostrī | ostrōrum |
Dative | ostrō | ostrīs |
Accusative | ostrum | ostra |
Ablative | ostrō | ostrīs |
Vocative | ostrum | ostra |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: ostro
References[edit]
- “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.