pistris

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πίστρις (pístris).

Noun

pistris f (genitive pistris); third declension

  1. Any sea monster; a whale, shark, sawfish

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pistris pistrēs
Genitive pistris pistrium
Dative pistrī pistribus
Accusative pistrem pistrēs
Ablative pistre pistribus
Vocative pistris pistrēs

Synonyms

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