corcodilus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Metathesis. Unclear whether of Latin or Greek origin; compare Ancient Greek κορκόδιλος (korkódilos), κορκότιλος (korkótilos) and κορκόδριλλος (korkódrillos), all attested forms of κροκόδῑλος (krokódīlos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kor.koˈdiː.lus/, [kɔrkɔˈd̪iːɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kor.koˈdi.lus/, [korkoˈd̪iːlus]
Noun edit
corcodīlus m (genitive corcodīlī); second declension
- Alternative form of crocodīlus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corcodīlus | corcodīlī |
| Genitive | corcodīlī | corcodīlōrum |
| Dative | corcodīlō | corcodīlīs |
| Accusative | corcodīlum | corcodīlōs |
| Ablative | corcodīlō | corcodīlīs |
| Vocative | corcodīle | corcodīlī |
References edit
- “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers