penteris

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντήρης (pentḗrēs).

Noun

pentēris f (genitive pentēris); third declension

  1. quinquereme

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

References

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