Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Misspelling of pirum (“a pear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpy.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.rum]
Noun
[edit]pyrum n (genitive pyrī); second declension
- Medieval Latin form of pirum
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Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pyrum | pyra |
| genitive | pyrī | pyrōrum |
| dative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| accusative | pyrum | pyra |
| ablative | pyrō | pyrīs |
| vocative | pyrum | pyra |
Derived terms
[edit]- pyrifōrmis (adjective)
References
[edit]- “pyrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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