phryganion

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρυγάνιον (phrugánion).

Noun

phryganion n (genitive phryganiī); second declension

  1. An unknown sort of insect

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative phryganion phrygania
genitive phryganiī phryganiōrum
dative phryganiō phryganiīs
accusative phryganion phrygania
ablative phryganiō phryganiīs
vocative phryganion phrygania

References

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