ostreum

Latin

Alternative forms

• ostrea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈos.tre.um/, [ˈɔs̠t̪reʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈos.tre.um/, [ˈɔst̪reum]

Noun

ostreum n (genitive ostreī); second declension

1. Alternative form of ostrea; oyster.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ostreum	ostrea
genitive	ostreī	ostreōrum
dative	ostreō	ostreīs
accusative	ostreum	ostrea
ablative	ostreō	ostreīs
vocative	ostreum	ostrea

References

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