melanurus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

melanūrus m (genitive melanūrī); second declension

  1. A type of edible sea fish

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative melanūrus melanūrī
Genitive melanūrī melanūrōrum
Dative melanūrō melanūrīs
Accusative melanūrum melanūrōs
Ablative melanūrō melanūrīs
Vocative melanūre melanūrī
passer melanūrus

Adjective

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

  1. (New Latin) black-tailed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative melanūrus melanūra melanūrum melanūrī melanūrae melanūra
Genitive melanūrī melanūrae melanūrī melanūrōrum melanūrārum melanūrōrum
Dative melanūrō melanūrō melanūrīs
Accusative melanūrum melanūram melanūrum melanūrōs melanūrās melanūra
Ablative melanūrō melanūrā melanūrō melanūrīs
Vocative melanūre melanūra melanūrum melanūrī melanūrae melanūra

References
  • “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.
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