Clupea

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin clupea (“allis shad”).

Proper noun

Clupea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae – the herring, plankton-eating forage fish that are an important food, found in temperate waters.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα (Klupéa).

Proper noun

Clupea f sg (genitive Clupeae); first declension

  1. A town in Africa, now Kélibia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Clupea
genitive Clupeae
dative Clupeae
accusative Clupeam
ablative Clupeā
vocative Clupea
locative Clupeae

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References

  • Clupea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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