ostrum

See also: Ostrum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon, “oyster”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈos.trum/, [ˈɔs.trʊ̃]

Noun

ostrum n (genitive ostrī); second declension

  1. the blood of the sea snail
  2. the color purple

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ostrum ostra
Genitive ostrī ostrōrum
Dative ostrō ostrīs
Accusative ostrum ostra
Ablative ostrō ostrīs
Vocative ostrum ostra

Descendants

References
  • ostrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ostrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ostrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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