cynocephalus

English

Etymology

Latin cynocephalus

Noun

cynocephalus (plural cynocephali)

  1. An ape with the head of a dog.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνοκέφαλος (kunoképhalos)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ky.noˈke.pʰa.lus/, [kʏ.nɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]

Noun

cynocephalus m (genitive cynocephalī); second declension

  1. An ape with the head of a dog.
  2. (mythology) The dog-headed Anubis.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cynocephalus cynocephalī
Genitive cynocephalī cynocephalōrum
Dative cynocephalō cynocephalīs
Accusative cynocephalum cynocephalōs
Ablative cynocephalō cynocephalīs
Vocative cynocephale cynocephalī

Descendants

References
  • cynocephalus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cynocephalus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cynocephalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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