hystrix

See also: Hystrix

English

Noun

hystrix (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) ichthyosis hystrix

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕστριξ (hústrix, “porcupine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hystrix f (genitive hystricis); third declension

  1. porcupine

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hystrix hystricēs
Genitive hystricis hystricum
Dative hystricī hystricibus
Accusative hystricem hystricēs
Ablative hystrice hystricibus
Vocative hystrix hystricēs

Adjective

hystrix (genitive hystricis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) spiny (as a taxonomic epithet)

Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative hystrix hystricēs hystricia
Genitive hystricis hystricium
Dative hystricī hystricibus
Accusative hystricem hystrix hystricēs hystricia
Ablative hystricī hystricibus
Vocative hystrix hystricēs hystricia

References
  • “hystrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hystrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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