"thunnus" meaning in Latin

See thunnus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈtʰʊn.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtun.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|θύννος}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), {{dercat|la|phn}} Head templates: {{la-noun|thunnus<2>}} thunnus m (genitive thunnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|thunnus<2>}} Forms: thunnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], thunnus [nominative, singular], thunnī [nominative, plural], thunnī [genitive, singular], thunnōrum [genitive, plural], thunnō [dative, singular], thunnīs [dative, plural], thunnum [accusative, singular], thunnōs [accusative, plural], thunnō [ablative, singular], thunnīs [ablative, plural], thunne [singular, vocative], thunnī [plural, vocative], thynnus [alternative], tunnus [alternative]
  1. tuna Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: *thunnina

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "thunnōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thunnō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thunnīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thunne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thunnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thynnus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunnus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thunnus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "thunnus m (genitive thunnī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thunnus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Phoenician",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Fish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tuna"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tuna",
          "tuna"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʰʊn.nʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtun.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thunnus"
}

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