noun · femininethird declension
mormyr
mormyr f (genitive mormȳris)
Classical[ˈmɔr.myr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔr.mir]
Meaning
- femininesand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
| genitive | mormȳris | mormȳrum |
| dative | mormȳrī | mormȳribus |
| accusative | mormȳrem | mormȳrēs |
| ablative | mormȳre | mormȳribus |
| vocative | mormyr | mormȳrēs |
mormyr, ȳris, f., = μορμύρος,
I. a sort of fish in Pontus:
pictae mormyres, Ov. Hal. 110; cf. Plin. 32, 11, 54, § 152. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mormyr ȳris, f
, μορμύρος, a fish of Pontus, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μορμύρος (mormúros).