alectoria

== English == === Etymology === From Latin alectoria, formed from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”). === Noun === alectoria A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aleatoric, aloricate == Latin == === Etymology === Feminine substantive of alectorius (“of or pertaining to a cock”), from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ɫɛkˈtɔ.ri.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.lekˈtɔː.ri.a] === Noun === alectoria f (genitive alectoriae); first declension (with gemma) A kind of magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “ălectŏrĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "alectoria", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “alectoria”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin alectoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aleɡˈtoɾja/ [a.leɣ̞ˈt̪o.ɾja] Rhymes: -oɾja Syllabification: a‧lec‧to‧ria === Noun === alectoria f (plural alectorias) alectoria === Further reading === “alectoria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025