hippocentaurus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱπποκένταυρος (hippokéntauros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hip.po.kenˈtau̯.rus/, [hɪpːɔkɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ip.po.t͡ʃenˈtau̯.rus/, [ipːot͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rus]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | 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
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