charadrius

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós). Doublet of caladrius.

Pronunciation

Noun

charadrius m (genitive charadriī or charadrī); second declension

  1. plover (of family Charadriidae)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative charadrius charadriī
Genitive charadriī
charadrī1 		charadriōrum
Dative charadriō charadriīs
Accusative charadrium charadriōs
Ablative charadriō charadriīs
Vocative charadrie charadriī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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