lacus
See also: lāčus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos, “cistern, tank, pit”) and Old English lagu (“sea, ocean, flood”). More at lay.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.kus/, [ˈɫa.kʊs]
Noun
lacus m (genitive lacūs); fourth declension
Inflection
Fourth declension, dative/ablative plural in -ubus.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lacus | lacūs |
Genitive | lacūs | lacuum |
Dative | lacuī | lacubus |
Accusative | lacum | lacūs |
Ablative | lacū | lacubus |
Vocative | lacus | lacūs |
Derived terms
- laculātus
- lacūna
- lacusculus
Descendants
References
- lacus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lacus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- lacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lacus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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