anthus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).

Pronunciation

Noun

anthus m (genitive anthī); second declension

  1. a small bird, possibly the yellow wagtail.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative anthus anthī
genitive anthī anthōrum
dative anthō anthīs
accusative anthum anthōs
ablative anthō anthīs
vocative anthe anthī

References

  • “anthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “anthus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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