hystrix

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English

Noun

hystrix (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) ichthyosis hystrix

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hystrix f (genitive hystricis); third declension

  1. porcupine

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hystrix hystricēs
genitive hystricis hystricum
dative hystricī hystricibus
accusative hystricem hystricēs
ablative hystrice hystricibus
vocative hystrix hystricēs

Adjective

hystrix (genitive hystricis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) spiny (as a taxonomic epithet)

Usage notes

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative hystrix hystricēs hystricia
genitive hystricis hystricium
dative hystricī hystricibus
accusative hystricem hystrix hystricēs hystricia
ablative hystricī hystricibus
vocative hystrix hystricēs hystricia

References

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