psittacinus

Latin

Etymology

From psittacus (“parrot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /psit.taˈkiː.nus/, [ps̠ɪt̪ːäˈkiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /psit.taˈt͡ʃi.nus/, [psit̪ːäˈt͡ʃiːnus]

Adjective

psittacīnus (feminine psittacīna, neuter psittacīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or belonging to a parrot.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	psittacīnus	psittacīna	psittacīnum		psittacīnī	psittacīnae	psittacīna
Genitive	psittacīnī	psittacīnae	psittacīnī		psittacīnōrum	psittacīnārum	psittacīnōrum
Dative	psittacīnō		psittacīnō		psittacīnīs
Accusative	psittacīnum	psittacīnam	psittacīnum		psittacīnōs	psittacīnās	psittacīna
Ablative	psittacīnō	psittacīnā	psittacīnō		psittacīnīs
Vocative	psittacīne	psittacīna	psittacīnum		psittacīnī	psittacīnae	psittacīna

Related terms

• psittacus

References

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