pyrum

Latin

Etymology

Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.rum/, [ˈpʏrʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.rum/, [ˈpiːrum]

Noun

pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension

Medieval Latin form of pirum.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pyrum	pyra
Genitive	pyrī	pyrōrum
Dative	pyrō	pyrīs
Accusative	pyrum	pyra
Ablative	pyrō	pyrīs
Vocative	pyrum	pyra

Derived terms

pyrifōrmis (adjective)

References

“pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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