lacertus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), possibly from lacerta (“lizard”). For the semantics, compare muscle from mūsculus (“little mouse”), derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈsɝː.təs/
- Hyphenation: la‧cer‧tus
Noun edit
lacertus (plural lacerti)
References edit
- “lacertus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈker.tus/, [ɫ̪äˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈt͡ʃer.tus/, [läˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lacertus m (genitive lacertī, feminine lacerta); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
| Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
| Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
| Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain. Possibly from lacerta (“lizard”), as musculus derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hlak-, *lēk- (“leg, q.v.”)
Noun edit
lacertus m (genitive lacertī); second declension
- (anatomy) The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.
- (anatomy) The arm.
- (anatomy, Late Latin) A muscle.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
| Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
| Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
| Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.