chromis

See also: Chromis

English

Noun

chromis (plural chromis or chromises)

1. any damselfish of the genus Chromis

Anagrams

• chrisom

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρόμις (khrómis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰro.mis/, [ˈkʰrɔmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.mis/, [ˈkrɔːmis]

Noun

chromis f (genitive chromis); third declension

1. a sea fish, suggested to be Umbrina cirrosa

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	chromis	chromēs
genitive	chromis	chromium
dative	chromī	chromibus
accusative	chromem	chromēs chromīs
ablative	chrome	chromibus
vocative	chromis	chromēs

The accusative singular chromin is attested.

References

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