phrynos

Latin

Alternative forms

• phrȳnus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρύνος (phrúnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰryː.nos/, [ˈpʰryːnɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfri.nos/, [ˈfriːnos]

Noun

phrȳnos m (genitive phrȳnī); second declension

1. A kind of venomous frog

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	phrȳnos	phrȳnī
genitive	phrȳnī	phrȳnōrum
dative	phrȳnō	phrȳnīs
accusative	phrȳnon	phrȳnōs
ablative	phrȳnō	phrȳnīs
vocative	phrȳne	phrȳnī

References

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