ostreum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

Noun

ostreum n (genitive ostreī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of ostrea; oyster.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ostreum ostrea
Genitive ostreī ostreōrum
Dative ostreō ostreīs
Accusative ostreum ostrea
Ablative ostreō ostreīs
Vocative ostreum ostrea

References

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