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melanurus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μελάνουρος (melánouros, Saddled seabream), from μελανός (melanós) (genitive of μέλας (mélas, black)) + οὐρά (ourá, tail).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melanūrus m (genitive melanūrī); second declension

  1. A type of edible sea fish

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative melanūrus melanūrī
genitive melanūrī melanūrōrum
dative melanūrō melanūrīs
accusative melanūrum melanūrōs
ablative melanūrō melanūrīs
vocative melanūre melanūrī
passer melanūrus

Adjective

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melanūrus (feminine melanūra, neuter melanūrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) black-tailed

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

References

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  • melanurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • melanurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • melanurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.