corcodilus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Metathesis. Unclear whether of Latin or Greek origin; compare Ancient Greek κορκόδιλος (korkódilos), κορκότιλος (korkótilos) and κορκόδριλλος (korkódrillos), all attested forms of κροκόδῑλος (krokódīlos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔr.kɔˈdiː.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kor.koˈdiː.lus]
Noun
[edit]corcodīlus m (genitive corcodīlī); second declension
- alternative form of crocodīlus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corcodīlus | corcodīlī |
| genitive | corcodīlī | corcodīlōrum |
| dative | corcodīlō | corcodīlīs |
| accusative | corcodīlum | corcodīlōs |
| ablative | corcodīlō | corcodīlīs |
| vocative | corcodīle | corcodīlī |
References
[edit]- “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers