camelopardalis
See also: Camelopardalis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Romanized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) (camelus) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.meː.loˈpar.da.lis/, [ka.meː.ɫɔˈpar.da.lɪs]
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | camēlopardalis | camēlopardalēs |
| Genitive | camēlopardalis | camēlopardalium |
| Dative | camēlopardalī | camēlopardalibus |
| Accusative | camēlopardalem camēlopardalim |
camēlopardalēs camēlopardalīs |
| Ablative | camēlopardale camēlopardalī |
camēlopardalibus |
| Vocative | camēlopardalis | camēlopardalēs |
Descendants
- English: camelopard
See also
References
- camelopardalis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- camelopardalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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