Palinurus

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλίν (palín, “back, backwards”) + οὐρά (ourá), οὐρή (ourḗ, “tail”).

Proper noun

Palinurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Palinuridae – spiny lobsters.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλίνουρος (Palínouros).

Proper noun

Palinūrus m sg (genitive Palinūrī); second declension

  1. a male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Palinūrus
Genitive Palinūrī
Dative Palinūrō
Accusative Palinūrum
Ablative Palinūrō
Vocative Palinūre

References

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