psittacus

See also: Psittacus

Latin

psittacus (a parrot)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpsit.ta.kus/, [ˈps̠ɪt̪ːäkʊs̠]

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

Noun

psittacus m (genitive psittacī); second declension

A parrot (bird)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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.

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