psittacus

See also: Psittacus

Latin

psittacus (a parrot)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

psittacus m (genitive psittacī); second declension

A parrot (bird)

Declension

Second declension.

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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