What does acipēnser mean in Latin?

acipēnser, a noun, means “a fish highly esteemed by the Romans, perhaps the sturgeon”.

What is the genitive of acipēnser?

The genitive singular is acipēnseris. acipēnser is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [a.kɪˈpẽː.sɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.t͡ʃiˈpɛn.ser].

noun · masculinethird declension

acipēnser m (genitive acipēnseris)

Classical[a.kɪˈpẽː.sɛr]Ecclesiastical[a.t͡ʃiˈpɛn.ser]

ăcĭpenser, ĕris, and ăcĭpensis, is (also aquip., not accipenser), m., = ἀκκι^πησίος,

I. a fish very highly esteemed in the age of the greatest luxury of the Romans, perh. the sturgeon, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18; id. Fin. 2, 8; Hor. S. 2, 2, 47; Ov. Hal. 132.

Related to Ancient Greek ἀκκιπήσιος (akkipḗsios).

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