onocentaurus

Latin

FWOTD – 29 April 2018

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros), an alternative form of ὀνοκένταυρα (onokéntaura, a kind of tailless ape, a kind of demon haunting wild places), presumably from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) +‎ κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”).

Pronunciation

Noun

onocentaurus m (genitive onocentaurī); second declension

  1. onocentaur (a centaur with the body of an ass)
  2. (transferred sense) used of an impure person

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative onocentaurus onocentaurī
genitive onocentaurī onocentaurōrum
dative onocentaurō onocentaurīs
accusative onocentaurum onocentaurōs
ablative onocentaurō onocentaurīs
vocative onocentaure onocentaurī

Descendants

  • English: onocentaur
  • French: onocentaure

References

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