Ancon
English
Noun
Ancon (plural Ancons)
- A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ancōn (“bend, elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.koːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.kon]
Proper noun
Ancōn f sg (genitive Ancōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ancōn |
| genitive | Ancōnis |
| dative | Ancōnī |
| accusative | Ancōnem |
| ablative | Ancōne |
| vocative | Ancōn |
| locative | Ancōnī Ancōne |
References
- “Ancon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ancon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.