sturnus
See also: Sturnus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *storo- (“starling”) or *(s)tern- (“starling”), same ultimate source as Old Prussian starnite (“gull”), English starling. Traditionally, perhaps spuriously, associated with Ancient Greek ψάρ (psár, “starling”), cognate with English sparrow through an etymon with similar sound.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstur.nus/, [ˈstʊr.nʊs]
Noun
sturnus m (genitive sturnī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sturnus | sturnī |
| genitive | sturnī | sturnōrum |
| dative | sturnō | sturnīs |
| accusative | sturnum | sturnōs |
| ablative | sturnō | sturnīs |
| vocative | sturne | sturnī |
Descendants
- French: étourneau
- Italian: storno
- Portuguese: estorninho
- Spanish: estornino
References
- sturnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sturnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- sturnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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