passerinus

Latin

Etymology

passer (sparrow) + -īnus

Pronunciation

Adjective

passerīnus (feminine passerīna, neuter passerīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or fit for a sparrow
  2. (New Latin) sparrow-like
    Synonym: sparverius

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative passerīnus passerīna passerīnum passerīnī passerīnae passerīna
Genitive passerīnī passerīnae passerīnī passerīnōrum passerīnārum passerīnōrum
Dative passerīnō passerīnō passerīnīs
Accusative passerīnum passerīnam passerīnum passerīnōs passerīnās passerīna
Ablative passerīnō passerīnā passerīnō passerīnīs
Vocative passerīne passerīna passerīnum passerīnī passerīnae passerīna

Derived terms

References

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