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noun · masculinesecond declension

clāthrī

clāthrī m pl (genitive clāthrōrum)
Classical[ˈkɫaː.tʰriː]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaː.tri]

Meaning

  1. A lattice, grate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—clāthrī
genitive—clāthrōrum
dative—clāthrīs
accusative—clāthrōs
ablative—clāthrīs
vocative—clāthrī

clāthri (in MSS. also clātri), ōrum, m. (clātra, ōrum, n., corresp. to the Greek, prob. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 74., = κλῃθπα τά,
I. a lattice, grate (esp. to the cages of animals), Cato, R. R. 4; Col. 8, 17, 10; Hor. A. P. 473; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 21; Claud. III. Cons. Stil. 272; Inscr. Orell. 3299.

Origins

Borrowed from Doric Greek κλᾷθρα (klāîthra) (which equals Attic Greek κλῇθρα (klēîthra)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- + *-treh₂.

In English words that came into English from clāthrī

  • clathrateclāthrātus

Quick answers

What does clāthrī mean in Latin?
clāthrī, a noun, means “A lattice, grate”.
What is the genitive of clāthrī?
The genitive singular is clāthrōrum. clāthrī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce clāthrī?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫaː.tʰriː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklaː.tri].