teredo
See also: Teredo
English
Etymology
From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”).
Noun
teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “woodworm”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈreː.doː/, [tɛˈreː.doː]
Noun
terēdō f (genitive terēdinis); third declension
- woodworm, boring-worm, wood-fretter
- moth
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | terēdō | terēdinēs |
| genitive | terēdinis | terēdinum |
| dative | terēdinī | terēdinibus |
| accusative | terēdinem | terēdinēs |
| ablative | terēdine | terēdinibus |
| vocative | terēdō | terēdinēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Teredo
References
- teredo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- teredo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- teredo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- teredo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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