anthus

See also: Anthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tʰus/, [ˈän̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tus/, [ˈän̪t̪us]

Noun

anthus m (genitive anthī); second declension

1. a small bird, possibly the yellow wagtail.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	anthus	anthī
genitive	anthī	anthōrum
dative	anthō	anthīs
accusative	anthum	anthōs
ablative	anthō	anthīs
vocative	anthe	anthī

References

• “anthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• anthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “anthus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray