pelamys
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek πηλαμύς (pēlamús).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpeː.la.mys/, [ˈpeːɫ̪ämʏs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.la.mis/, [ˈpɛːlämis]
Noun[edit]
pēlamys f (genitive pēlamydis); third declension
- a young tunny (tuna before it reaches one year of age) (thereafter called thynnus)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Juvenal to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pēlamys | pēlamydēs |
| Genitive | pēlamydis | pēlamydum |
| Dative | pēlamydī | pēlamydibus |
| Accusative | pēlamydem | pēlamydēs |
| Ablative | pēlamyde | pēlamydibus |
| Vocative | pēlamys | pēlamydēs |
References[edit]
- “pēlămis…and pēlamys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pelamys”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pēlămis…et pēlămy̆s in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.: “1,133/1”
- “pēlamys…⁓is” on page 1,319/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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