psittacus

See also: Psittacus

Latin

psittacus (a parrot)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpsit.ta.kus/, [ˈps̠ɪt̪ːäkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpsit.ta.kus/, [ˈpsit̪ːäkus]

Noun

psittacus m (genitive psittacī); second declension

1. A parrot (bird)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	psittacus	psittacī
genitive	psittacī	psittacōrum
dative	psittacō	psittacīs
accusative	psittacum	psittacōs
ablative	psittacō	psittacīs
vocative	psittace	psittacī

Related terms

• psittacīnus

Descendants

• German: Sittich

References

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