erinaceus
See also: Erinaceus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly ēris (“hedgehog”) + -āceus, but according to De Vaan the least problematic nominative form is ēr.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eː.riˈnaː.ke.us/, [eːrɪˈnäːkeʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.riˈna.t͡ʃe.us/, [eriˈnäːt͡ʃeus]
Noun edit
ērīnāceus m (genitive ērīnāceī); second declension
- a hedgehog
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ērīnāceus | ērīnāceī |
| Genitive | ērīnāceī | ērīnāceōrum |
| Dative | ērīnāceō | ērīnāceīs |
| Accusative | ērīnāceum | ērīnāceōs |
| Ablative | ērīnāceō | ērīnāceīs |
| Vocative | ērīnācee | ērīnāceī |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: erinaceous
- Esperanto: erinaco
References edit
- “erinaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- erinaceus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- erinaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.