iecur
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *jekʷor (oblique stem *jekʷen-), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar), Sanskrit यकृत् (yákṛt), Persian جگر (jegar), Old Armenian լեարդ (leard).
The expected inherited paradigm would be iecur ~ *iecinis, but the attestations show a regularized declension iecur ~ iecoris and a hybrid iecur ~ iecinoris. Compare femur with similar development.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjɛ.kʊr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjɛː.kur]
Noun
iecur n (genitive iecinoris or iecoris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iecur | iecinora iecora |
| genitive | iecinoris iecoris |
iecinorum iecorum |
| dative | iecinorī iecorī |
iecinoribus iecoribus |
| accusative | iecur | iecinora iecora |
| ablative | iecinore iecore |
iecinoribus iecoribus |
| vocative | iecur | iecinora iecora |
Derived terms
- iecinerōsus
- iecorālis
- iecorīnus
- iecoriticus
- iecorōsus
- iecusculum
See also
References
- “jecur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- jecur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.