xystra

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξύστρα (xústra).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈksys.tra/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈksis.tra/,

Noun

xystra f (genitive xystrae); first declension

A currycomb

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	xystra	xystrae
genitive	xystrae	xystrārum
dative	xystrae	xystrīs
accusative	xystram	xystrās
ablative	xystrā	xystrīs
vocative	xystra	xystrae

References

xystra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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