ortyx

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρτυξ (órtux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈor.tyks/, [ˈɔrt̪ʏks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.tiks/, [ˈɔrt̪iks]

Noun

ortyx f (genitive ortygis); third declension (uncommon)

1. quail

   Synonyms: cōturnīx, quaccola

2. waybread, plantain

   Synonym: plantāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ortyx	ortygēs
genitive	ortygis	ortygum
dative	ortygī	ortygibus
accusative	ortygem	ortygēs
ablative	ortyge	ortygibus
vocative	ortyx	ortygēs

References

• “ortyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ortyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.