hippocentaurus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱπποκένταυρος (hippokéntauros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɪp.pɔ.kɛnˈtau̯.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ip.po.t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪aːu̯.rus]
Noun
hippocentaurus m (genitive hippocentaurī); second declension
- A centaur
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hippocentaurus | hippocentaurī |
| genitive | hippocentaurī | hippocentaurōrum |
| dative | hippocentaurō | hippocentaurīs |
| accusative | hippocentaurum | hippocentaurōs |
| ablative | hippocentaurō | hippocentaurīs |
| vocative | hippocentaure | hippocentaurī |
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: hippocentaur
- → French: hippocentaure
References
- “hippocentaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “hippocentaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hippocentaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “hippocentaurus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “hippocentaurus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray