oniros
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”), due to its soporific qualities.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oˈniː.ros/, [ɔˈniːrɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈni.ros/, [oˈniːros]
Noun
[edit]onīros m (genitive onīrī); second declension
- The wild poppy
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | onīros | onīrī |
| genitive | onīrī | onīrōrum |
| dative | onīrō | onīrīs |
| accusative | onīron | onīrōs |
| ablative | onīrō | onīrīs |
| vocative | onīre | onīrī |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “oniros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oniros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “oniros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers