phoenicopterus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros, “flamingo”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰoe̯.niːˈkop.te.rus/, [pʰoe̯niːˈkɔpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fe.niˈkop.te.rus/, [feniˈkɔpt̪erus]

Noun

phoenīcopterus m (genitive phoenīcopterī); second declension

1. a flamingo (bird)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	phoenīcopterus	phoenīcopterī
genitive	phoenīcopterī	phoenīcopterōrum
dative	phoenīcopterō	phoenīcopterīs
accusative	phoenīcopterum	phoenīcopterōs
ablative	phoenīcopterō	phoenīcopterīs
vocative	phoenīcoptere	phoenīcopterī

Descendants

• Italian: fenicottero
• French: phénicoptère
• Translingual: Phoenicopterus

References

• phoenicopterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.