chromis

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English

Noun

chromis (plural chromis or chromises)

any damselfish of the genus Chromis

Anagrams

chrisom

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρόμις (khrómis).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰro.mis/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.mis/,

Noun

chromis f (genitive chromis); third declension

a sea fish, suggested to be Umbrina cirrosa

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	chromis	chromēs
genitive	chromis	chromium
dative	chromī	chromibus
accusative	chromem	chromēs chromīs
ablative	chrome	chromibus
vocative	chromis	chromēs

The accusative singular chromin is attested.

References

“chromis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“chromis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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