[ˈsoː.rɛks], [ˈsɔː.reks]
OriginUncertain; possibly related to susurrus (“whisper, rustling”), or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).
- declension-3shrew, shrewmouse
- Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-3mouse
Formssōrex(canonical, masculine) · sōricis(genitive) · sōrex(nominative, singular) · sōricēs(nominative, plural) · sōricis(genitive, singular) · sōricum(genitive, plural) · sōricī(dative, singular) · sōricibus(dative, plural) · sōricem(accusative, singular) · sōricēs(accusative, plural) · sōrice(ablative, singular) · sōricibus(ablative, plural) · sōrex(singular, vocative) · sōricēs(plural, vocative)
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