oniscus
See also: Oniscus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνίσκος (onískos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔˈnɪs.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈnis.kus]
Noun
oniscus m (genitive oniscī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oniscus | oniscī |
| genitive | oniscī | oniscōrum |
| dative | oniscō | oniscīs |
| accusative | oniscum | oniscōs |
| ablative | oniscō | oniscīs |
| vocative | onisce | oniscī |
Descendants
References
- “oniscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oniscos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.