lathyros
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by German Linse, Lithuanian lęšis and Latin lens.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.tʰy.ros/, [ˈɫa.tʰʏ.rɔs]
Noun
lathyros m (genitive lathyrī); second declension
- vetchling
Declension
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lathyros | lathyrī |
| Genitive | lathyrī | lathyrōrum |
| Dative | lathyrō | lathyrīs |
| Accusative | lathyron | lathyrōs |
| Ablative | lathyrō | lathyrīs |
| Vocative | lathyre | lathyrī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Lathyrus
References
- lathyros in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lathyros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.