excetra

== Latin == === Etymology === Unclear, but a derivation from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna) through Etruscan is possible. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛk.skɛ.tra], [ɛkˈskɛt.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛk.ʃe.tra], [ekˈʃɛt.ra] === Noun === excetra f (genitive excetrae); first declension the Hydra of Lerna (figuratively) viper, snake (a spiteful or treacherous person) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === === Further reading === “excetra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “excetra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.