petaurista

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πετευριστήρ (peteuristḗr, “tumbler, acrobat”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “perch, springboard”), probably from πέτομαι (pétomai, “I fly”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pe.tau̯ˈris.ta/, [pɛ.tau̯ˈrɪs.ta]

Noun

petaurista m (genitive petauristae); first declension

an acrobat

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	petaurista	petauristae
Genitive	petauristae	petauristārum
Dative	petauristae	petauristīs
Accusative	petauristam	petauristās
Ablative	petauristā	petauristīs
Vocative	petaurista	petauristae

References

petaurista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
petaurista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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