oniscus

See also: Oniscus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • oniscos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνισκος (oniskos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈnis.kos/, [ɔˈnɪs.kɔs]

Noun

oniscus m (genitive oniscī); second declension

  1. woodlouse

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative oniscus oniscī
Genitive oniscī oniscōrum
Dative oniscō oniscīs
Accusative oniscum oniscōs
Ablative oniscō oniscīs
Vocative onisce oniscī

Descendants

References
  • oniscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oniscos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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