glirus

Latin

Etymology

Regularization of Classical Latin glīs, glīris to the second declension.

Pronunciation
  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /ˈɡlirʊs/

Noun

glīrus m (genitive glīrī); second declension (Vulgar Latin)

  1. (proscribed) dormouse
    • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 115:
      glis non glirus
      [say or write] glis, not glirus]

Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ghiro
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