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Webster 1913 Edition
Hirundo
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Hi-run′do
,Noun.
[L., swallow.]
(Zool.)
A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
Definition 2024
Hirundo
Hirundo
See also: hirundo
Translingual
Hirundo rustica
Proper noun
Hirundo f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hirundinidae.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
hirundo
hirundo
See also: Hirundo
Esperanto
Noun
hirundo (accusative singular hirundon, plural hirundoj, accusative plural hirundojn)
- swallow (bird)
Hyponyms
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto hirundo, from Latin hirundō.
Noun
hirundo (plural hirundi)
- swallow (bird)
Latin
Etymology
Possibly related to hirrio due to its sound, or related to harundo because of its forked tail.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hiˈrun.doː/, [hɪˈrʊn.doː]
Noun
hirundō f (genitive hirundinis); third declension
- swallow (bird)
- flying fish
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hirundō | hirundinēs |
| genitive | hirundinis | hirundinum |
| dative | hirundinī | hirundinibus |
| accusative | hirundinem | hirundinēs |
| ablative | hirundine | hirundinibus |
| vocative | hirundō | hirundinēs |
Descendants
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References
- hirundo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hirundo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- HIRUNDO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “hirundo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.