ungulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”). Cognate with Latin uncus (“hook”), Proto-Germanic *angijō (“ing”), Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos, “a bend; hollow; mountain glen; dell; valley”), Sanskrit अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “a bend or curve”).
Noun edit
ungulus m (genitive ungulī); second declension
- A finger ring in the Oscan language
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ungulus | ungulī |
| Genitive | ungulī | ungulōrum |
| Dative | ungulō | ungulīs |
| Accusative | ungulum | ungulōs |
| Ablative | ungulō | ungulīs |
| Vocative | ungule | ungulī |
References edit
- “ungulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ungulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.