lathyros

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by German Linse, Lithuanian lęšis and Latin lens.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.tʰy.ros/, [ˈɫa.tʰʏ.rɔs]

Noun

lathyros m (genitive lathyrī); second declension

vetchling

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lathyros	lathyrī
Genitive	lathyrī	lathyrōrum
Dative	lathyrō	lathyrīs
Accusative	lathyron	lathyrōs
Ablative	lathyrō	lathyrīs
Vocative	lathyre	lathyrī

Descendants

Translingual: Lathyrus

References

lathyros in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lathyros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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