erithacus
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐρίθακος (eríthakos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈri.tʰa.kus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈri.ta.kus/,
Noun
erithacus m (genitive erithacī); second declension
- a type of bird, most likely the robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula; a robin
- a mimetic talking bird, such as a parrot or raven
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erithacus | erithacī |
| Genitive | erithacī | erithacōrum |
| Dative | erithacō | erithacīs |
| Accusative | erithacum | erithacōs |
| Ablative | erithacō | erithacīs |
| Vocative | erithace | erithacī |
Descendants
Further reading
- “erithacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- erithacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 599.
- erithacus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2455