strombus
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The shell of Strombus gigas, a species of strombus.
See also: Strombus
English
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑm.bəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɑm.bəs/
Noun
strombus (plural strombuses or strombi)
- (zoology) Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.
References
- “strombus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈstrom.bus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstrom.bus/,
Noun
strombus m (genitive strombī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strombus | strombī |
| Genitive | strombī | strombōrum |
| Dative | strombō | strombīs |
| Accusative | strombum | strombōs |
| Ablative | strombō | strombīs |
| Vocative | strombe | strombī |
References
- “strombus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- strombus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.