contus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole, pike”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I sting, goad”).

Noun

contus m (genitive contī); second declension

  1. long pole; pike

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contus contī
Genitive contī contōrum
Dative contō contīs
Accusative contum contōs
Ablative contō contīs
Vocative conte contī

References
  • contus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • contus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • contus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • contus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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