psetta

See also: Psetta

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψῆττα (psêtta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpseːt.ta/, [ˈps̠eːt̪ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpset.ta/, [ˈpsɛt̪ːä]

Noun

psētta f (genitive psēttae); first declension

1. A species of plaice or sole, also called rhombus

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	psētta	psēttae
Genitive	psēttae	psēttārum
Dative	psēttae	psēttīs
Accusative	psēttam	psēttās
Ablative	psēttā	psēttīs
Vocative	psētta	psēttae

References

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