cercopithecus

See also: Cercopithecus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κερκοπίθηκος (kerkopíthēkos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ker.ko.piˈtʰeː.kus/, [kɛrkɔpɪˈt̪ʰeːkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃer.ko.piˈte.kus/, [t͡ʃerkopiˈt̪ɛːkus]

Noun

cercopithēcus m (genitive cercopithēcī); second declension

1. a long-tailed monkey

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cercopithēcus	cercopithēcī
Genitive	cercopithēcī	cercopithēcōrum
Dative	cercopithēcō	cercopithēcīs
Accusative	cercopithēcum	cercopithēcōs
Ablative	cercopithēcō	cercopithēcīs
Vocative	cercopithēce	cercopithēcī

References

• “cercopithecus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cercopithecus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers