noun · masculinesecond declension
sturnus
sturnus m (genitive sturnī)
Classical[ˈstʊr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstur.nus]
Meaning
- masculinestarling
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sturnus | sturnī |
| genitive | sturnī | sturnōrum |
| dative | sturnō | sturnīs |
| accusative | sturnum | sturnōs |
| ablative | sturnō | sturnīs |
| vocative | sturne | sturnī |
sturnus, i, m. Gr. ψάρ; mod. Gr. ψαρόνι; Germ. star; Engl. star-ling,
I. a starling or stare: Sturnus vulgaris, Linn.; Plin. 10, 24, 35, § 72; 18, 17, 45, § 160; 10, 42, 59, § 120; Mart. 9, 55, 7; Stat. S. 2, 4, 18; Dig. 19, 2, 15.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *storo- (“starling”) or *(s)tern- (“starling”), same ultimate source as Old Prussian starnite (“gull”), English starling. Traditionally, perhaps spuriously, associated with Ancient Greek ψάρ (psár, “starling”), cognate with English sparrow through an etymon with similar sound.
Elsewhere
- Catalanestornellfrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Frenchétourneaufrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Occitanestornèlfrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Occitanestorneufrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Portugueseestorninhofrom Late Latin sturnīnus
- Spanishestorninofrom Late Latin sturnīnus
- Friuliansturnelfrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Lombardstornelfrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Piedmontesestronelfrom Late Latin sturnellus
- Piedmontesestornelfrom Late Latin sturnellus
Italo-Romance
- Italianstorno
- Sicilianstruneḍḍu
North-Italian
- Ladinostorno
- Piedmontesestorn
- Piedmontesestor
Borrowings
- Albanianshturë
- Maltesesturnell