astacus
See also: Astacus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστακός (astakós, “smooth lobster”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/, [ˈäs̠t̪äkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/, [ˈäst̪äkus]
Noun
[edit]astacus m (genitive astacī); second declension
- A kind of crab
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astacus | astacī |
| genitive | astacī | astacōrum |
| dative | astacō | astacīs |
| accusative | astacum | astacōs |
| ablative | astacō | astacīs |
| vocative | astace | astacī |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “astacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “astacus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “astacus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “astacus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “astacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly