chersos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰer.sos/, [ˈkʰɛrs̠ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈker.sos/, [ˈkɛrsos]

Noun

chersos m (genitive chersī); second declension

1. A kind of toad

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chersos	chersī
Genitive	chersī	chersōrum
Dative	chersō	chersīs
Accusative	cherson	chersōs
Ablative	chersō	chersīs
Vocative	cherse	chersī

References

• “chersos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• chersos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.