noun · femininethird declension
cāris
cāris f (genitive cāridis)
Classical[ˈkaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ris]
Meaning
- a crustacean, possibly a marine crab or shrimp
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cāris | cāridēs |
| genitive | cāridis | cāridum |
| dative | cāridī | cāridibus |
| accusative | cāridem | cāridēs |
| ablative | cāride | cāridibus |
| vocative | cāris | cāridēs |
cāris, ĭdis, f., = καρίς,
I. a kind of seacrab, Ov. Hal. 130.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cāris idis, f
, καρίς, a kind of sea-crab, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρίς (karís).