What does conger mean in Latin?

conger, a noun, means “conger eel”.

What is the genitive of conger?

The genitive singular is congrī. conger is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒer].

noun · masculinesecond declension

conger m (genitive congrī)

Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒer]

conger (access. form congrus, acc. to Charis. p. 12 P.;

I. also gonger, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148), gri, m., = γόγγρος a sea-eel, conger-eel, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 2; id. Mil. 3, 1, 165; id. Pers. 1, 3, 30; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 23; Ov. Hal. 115; Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 57; 9, 20, 36, § 72; 9, 62, 88, § 185.

From Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).

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