scomber
See also: Scomber
English
Noun
scomber
- Alternative form of scumber
Verb
scomber (third-person singular simple present scombers, present participle scombering, simple past and past participle scombered)
- Alternative form of scumber
Anagrams
- combers, recombs
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros), possibly ultimately of Pre-Greek origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskom.ber/, [ˈskɔm.bɛr]
Noun
scomber m (genitive scombri); second declension
- mackerel
Inflection
Second declension, nominative singular in -er.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scomber | scombrī |
| Genitive | scombrī | scombrōrum |
| Dative | scombrō | scombrīs |
| Accusative | scombrum | scombrōs |
| Ablative | scombrō | scombrīs |
| Vocative | scomber | scombrī |
Descendants
- Italian: sgombro
- Russian: скумбрия (skumbrija)
- Spanish: escombro
References
- scomber in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scomber in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- scomber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette