ostrum

See also: Ostrum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈos.trum/, [ˈɔs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈos.trum/, [ˈɔst̪rum]

Noun

ostrum n (genitive ostrī); second declension

the blood of the sea snail
the color purple

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ostrum	ostra
Genitive	ostrī	ostrōrum
Dative	ostrō	ostrīs
Accusative	ostrum	ostra
Ablative	ostrō	ostrīs
Vocative	ostrum	ostra

Related terms

ostrea

Descendants

Italian: ostro

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.

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