LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ostrea

ostrea f (genitive ostreae)
Classical[ˈɔs.tre.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔs.tre.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineoyster, mussel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeostreaostreae
genitiveostreae
ostreī		ostreārum
ostreōrum
dativeostreae
ostreō		ostreīs
accusativeostreamostreās
ablativeostreā
ostreō		ostreīs
vocativeostreaostreae

ostrĕa, ae, f., and (rarely) ostrĕum, i, n., = ὄστρεον,
I. an oyster, mussel, sea-snail (class.).
(a). Form ostrea, Enn. Heduph. 2 (p. 166 Vahl.); Lucil. ap. Non. 216, 6; Afran.; Turp. and Varr. ib.; Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 8; Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 216, 14: ostrearum vivaria, Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168.—
(b). Form ostreum: luna alit ostrea, Lucil. ap. Gell. 20, 8, 4; id. ap. Non. 216, 16; Varr. ib. 20: ostrea Circeis, Miseno oriuntur echini, Hor. S. 2, 4, 33; Ov. F. 6, 174; Juv. 4, 142. —In sing. collect.: ostrei testas siccas tundere, Pall. 1, 41, 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Descendants
  • Frenchhuîtrefrom Old French oistre
  • Englishoysterfrom Old French oistre
  • Italianostrica
  • Portugueseostrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ostra
  • Catalanostrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ostra
  • Spanishostrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ostra
  • Esperantoostro
  • Normanhitrefrom Old French oistre
  • Galicianostrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese ostra
  • Sicilianòstraca

In English words that came into English from ostrea

  • ostreaceousostrea
  • ostreaphileostrea
  • ostraceanostrea

Quick answers

What does ostrea mean in Latin?
ostrea, a noun, means “oyster, mussel”.
What is the genitive of ostrea?
The genitive singular is ostreae. ostrea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ostrea?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔs.tre.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔs.tre.a].
Which English words come from ostrea?
English words that go back to Latin ostrea include ostreaceous, ostreaphile and ostracean.