auceps
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *awikaps. Equivalent to avis (“bird”) + -ceps (“catcher”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.keps/, [ˈäu̯kɛps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈäːu̯t͡ʃeps]
Noun edit
auceps m (genitive aucupis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | auceps | aucupēs |
| Genitive | aucupis | aucupum |
| Dative | aucupī | aucupibus |
| Accusative | aucupem | aucupēs |
| Ablative | aucupe | aucupibus |
| Vocative | auceps | aucupēs |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “auceps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “auceps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- auceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- a verbal, petty critic; a caviller: syllabarum auceps
- a verbal, petty critic; a caviller: syllabarum auceps
- “auceps”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “auceps”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin