nycticorax
See also: Nycticorax
Latin
Noun
nycticorax m (genitive nycticoracis); third declension
- nightjar, bittern or similar bird
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nycticorax | nycticoracēs |
Genitive | nycticoracis | nycticoracum |
Dative | nycticoracī | nycticoracibus |
Accusative | nycticoracem | nycticoracēs |
Ablative | nycticorace | nycticoracibus |
Vocative | nycticorax | nycticoracēs |
Usage notes
- Often translated (from Leviticus 11: 16) as night raven:- a bird whose booming call was regarded as an omen.
References
- nycticorax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nycticorax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette