camelopardalis

See also: Camelopardalis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) (camelus) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.

Pronunciation

Noun

camēlopardalis f (genitive camēlopardalis or camēlopardaleōs or camēlopardalios); third declension

  1. A giraffe, camelopard

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem).

singular plural
nominative camēlopardalis camēlopardalēs
camēlopardaleis
genitive camēlopardalis
camēlopardaleōs
camēlopardalios 		camēlopardalium
dative camēlopardalī camēlopardalibus
accusative camēlopardalim
camēlopardalin
camēlopardalem1 		camēlopardalēs
camēlopardalīs
ablative camēlopardalī
camēlopardale1 		camēlopardalibus
vocative camēlopardalis
camēlopardali 		camēlopardalēs
camēlopardaleis

1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Descendants

  • Italian: camelopardo
  • French: chameaupard
  • → Dutch: kameelpaard
  • → English: camelopard
  • → Swedish: kamelopard

See also

References

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