aegocephalos
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγοκέφαλος (aigoképhalos), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.ɡoˈke.pʰa.los/, [äe̯ɡɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.ɡoˈt͡ʃe.fa.los/, [eɡoˈt͡ʃɛːfälos]
Noun edit
aegocephalos m (genitive aegocephalī); second declension
- An unknown kind of bird
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aegocephalos | aegocephalī |
| Genitive | aegocephalī | aegocephalōrum |
| Dative | aegocephalō | aegocephalīs |
| Accusative | aegocephalon | aegocephalōs |
| Ablative | aegocephalō | aegocephalīs |
| Vocative | aegocephale | aegocephalī |
References edit
- “aegocephalos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aegocephalos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.