LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

psētta

psētta f (genitive psēttae)
Classical[ˈpseːt.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈpsɛt.ta]

Meaning

  1. A species of plaice or sole, also called rhombus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepsēttapsēttae
genitivepsēttaepsēttārum
dativepsēttaepsēttīs
accusativepsēttampsēttās
ablativepsēttāpsēttīs
vocativepsēttapsēttae

psetta or psitta, ae, f., = ψῆττα,
I. a species of plaice or sole, called also rhombus, Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 57.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψῆττα (psêtta).

Quick answers

What does psētta mean in Latin?
psētta, a noun, means “A species of plaice or sole, also called rhombus”.
What is the genitive of psētta?
The genitive singular is psēttae. psētta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce psētta?
In classical Latin, [ˈpseːt.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpsɛt.ta].