ostrum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ostrum n (genitive ostrī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

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
  • Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
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