noun · femininefirst declension
lamprēda
lamprēda f (genitive lamprēdae)
Meaning
- lamprey
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lamprēda | lamprēdae |
| genitive | lamprēdae | lamprēdārum |
| dative | lamprēdae | lamprēdīs |
| accusative | lamprēdam | lamprēdās |
| ablative | lamprēdā | lamprēdīs |
| vocative | lamprēda | lamprēdae |
Origins
Unknown. Possibly from lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”), if the form lampetra is original and not a variant created through folk etymology.
Descendants
- Frenchlamproiefrom Old French lamproie
- Englishlampreyfrom Old French lamproie
- Italianlampreda
- Portugueselampreia
- Spanishlamprea
- Dutchlampreifrom Old French lamproie
- Proto-West Germanic*lampredu
In English words that came into English from lamprēda
- limpetlamprēda
- lampreylamprēda
- pridelamprēda