Metamorphoses
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετᾰμορφώσεις (metamorphṓseis), plural of μετᾰμόρφωσῐς (metamórphōsis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.ta.morˈpʰoː.seːs/, [mɛ.ta.mɔrˈpʰoː.seːs]
Proper noun
Metamorphōsēs f pl (genitive Metamorphōseōn); third declension
- the name of a narrative poem by Ovid
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Quintilian to this entry?)
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Metamorphōsēs |
Genitive | Metamorphōseōn |
Dative | Metamorphōsesin Metamorphōsibus |
Accusative | Metamorphōseis |
Ablative | Metamorphōsesin Metamorphōsibus |
Vocative | Metamorphōsēs |
Related terms
- metamorphōsis
- metamorphista (New Latin)
References
- Mĕtămorphōses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- metamorphōsis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Metamorphōsēs” on page 1,105/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Further reading
Metamorphoses on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Metamorphoses (Ovidius) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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