alces
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Etymology edit
Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē), also a loan from Germanic. Cognate with Icelandic elgur (“moose, elk”), Swedish älg (“elk”). More at elk.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.keːs/, [ˈäɫ̪keːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃes/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃes]
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alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension
- elk (Alces alces), moose (US) (Alces americanus); (largest members of the deer family;)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | alcēs | alcēs |
Genitive | alcis | alcium |
Dative | alcī | alcibus |
Accusative | alcem | alcēs alcīs |
Ablative | alce | alcibus |
Vocative | alcēs | alcēs |
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- “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “alces”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθes/ [ˈal̟.θes]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈalses/ [ˈal.ses]
Audio (Spain): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -alθes
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -alses
- Syllabification: al‧ces
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