anthias

English

Noun

anthias

1. plural of anthia

Anagrams

• Ashanti, Sanhita, T'ai-shan, Tai Shan, Taishan, Tanisha, shaitan, tahinas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθίας (anthías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tʰi.aːs/, [ˈän̪t̪ʰiäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti.as/, [ˈän̪t̪iäs]

Noun

anthiās m (genitive anthiae); first declension

1. a sea-fish claimed to be difficult to catch, possibly swallowtail seaperch (Anthias anthias)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).

	singular	plural
nominative	anthiās	anthiae
genitive	anthiae	anthiārum
dative	anthiae	anthiīs
accusative	anthiān	anthiās
ablative	anthiā	anthiīs
vocative	anthiā	anthiae

References

• “anthias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “anthias”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers