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

  1. 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

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Further reading

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