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acipenser

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See also: Acipenser

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Related to Ancient Greek ἀκκιπήσιος (akkipḗsios).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acipēnser m (genitive acipēnseris); third declension

  1. a fish highly esteemed by the Romans, perhaps the sturgeon

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative acipēnser acipēnserēs
genitive acipēnseris acipēnserum
dative acipēnserī acipēnseribus
accusative acipēnserem acipēnserēs
ablative acipēnsere acipēnseribus
vocative acipēnser acipēnserēs

Synonyms

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  • (fish highly esteemed; sturgeon): helops

Descendants

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  • Translingual: Acipenser

References

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  • acipenser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acipenser”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acipenser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.