phrynos

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Latin

Alternative forms

phrȳnus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρύνος (phrúnos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰryː.nos/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfri.nos/,

Noun

phrȳnos m (genitive phrȳnī); second declension

A kind of venomous frog

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	phrȳnos	phrȳnī
genitive	phrȳnī	phrȳnōrum
dative	phrȳnō	phrȳnīs
accusative	phrȳnon	phrȳnōs
ablative	phrȳnō	phrȳnīs
vocative	phrȳne	phrȳnī

References

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

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