What does pēlamys mean in Latin?

pēlamys, a noun, means “a young tunny (tuna before it reaches one year of age) (thereafter called thynnus)”.

What is the genitive of pēlamys?

The genitive singular is pēlamydis. pēlamys is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈpeː.ɫa.mys]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.la.mis].

noun · femininethird declension

pēlamys f (genitive pēlamydis)

Classical[ˈpeː.ɫa.mys]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.la.mis]

a young tunny (tuna before it reaches one year of age) (thereafter called thynnus)

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

pēlamys ydis, f

, πηλαμίς, a young tunnyfish, Iu.

From the Ancient Greek πηλαμύς (pēlamús).