See also: Alces and alcés

English edit

Noun edit

alces

  1. plural of alce
  2. (obsolete) genitive of alce

Asturian edit

Verb edit

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan edit

Verb edit

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative of alçar

Galician edit

Verb edit

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

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

Noun edit

alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension

  1. elk (Alces alces), moose (US) (Alces americanus); (largest members of the deer family;)

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alcēs alcēs
Genitive alcis alcium
Dative alcī alcibus
Accusative alcem alcēs
alcīs
Ablative alce alcibus
Vocative alcēs alcēs

Descendants edit

  • Galician: alce
  • Italian: alce
  • Portuguese: alce
  • Spanish: alce
  • English: alce

References edit

  • 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]

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

alces

  1. plural of alce

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alçar

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • 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

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

alces

  1. plural of alce

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar